Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 65.64 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 65.64 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Saudi Arabia peaked at 66.35 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 61.21, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 47th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.21 | — |
| 2001 | 61.42 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 61.65 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 61.85 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 62.1 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 62.28 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 62.45 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 62.66 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 63.12 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 63.77 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 64.5 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 65.41 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 66.08 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 66.35 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 66.32 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 66.12 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 66.05 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 66.05 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 66.08 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 66.15 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 65.29 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 65.64 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.25 | 61.21 | 63.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.91 | 64.5 | 66.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.47 | 65.29 | 65.64 | 2 |
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More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 483.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 829 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1203 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Saudi Arabia?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Saudi Arabia was 65.64 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.35 in 2013.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.21 in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 47th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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