Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Singapore
Singapore: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 73.65 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Singapore, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Singapore is 73.65, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Singapore peaked at 73.8 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 69.41, in 2000.
That places Singapore 1st out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.41 | — |
| 2001 | 69.88 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 70.05 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 70.27 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 70.81 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 70.99 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 71.35 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 71.11 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 71.44 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 71.93 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 72.1 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 72.26 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 72.45 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 72.57 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 72.76 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 72.94 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 73.25 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 73.26 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 73.5 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 73.8 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 73.8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 73.65 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.72 | 69.41 | 71.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.89 | 72.1 | 73.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.72 | 73.65 | 73.8 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Singapore?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Singapore was 73.65 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.41 in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Singapore ranks 1st out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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