Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 65.64 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
65.64
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
47th
of 184 countries
All-time high
66.35
in 2013
All-time low
61.21
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2021

02040602000201020212000: 61.22001: 61.42002: 61.72003: 61.92004: 62.12005: 62.32006: 62.42007: 62.72008: 63.12009: 63.82010: 64.52011: 65.42012: 66.12013: 66.32014: 66.32015: 66.12016: 662017: 662018: 66.12019: 66.22020: 65.32021: 65.6

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

Annual values for Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years) in Saudi Arabia, 2000 to 2021.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 44 Antigua and Barbuda 66.52 compare
  2. 45 Qatar 66.21 compare
  3. 46 Thailand 65.76 compare
  4. 48 Algeria 65.55 compare
  5. 49 Poland 65.52 compare
  6. 50 Viet Nam 65.35 compare

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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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Indicator
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
196 places, 4,312 data points, 2000–2021
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