Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 66.73 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Sri Lanka, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 66.73 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in 2021.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Sri Lanka peaked at 69.25 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 60.39, in 2004.
That places Sri Lanka 39th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.4 | — |
| 2001 | 63.3 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 63.88 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 63.93 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 60.39 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 64.03 | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 63.93 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 64.31 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 63.75 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 63.09 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 64.52 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 65.24 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 65.76 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 65.92 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 66.19 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 66.39 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 66.61 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 66.72 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 66.92 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 67.09 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 69.25 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 66.73 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.3 | 60.39 | 64.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.14 | 64.52 | 67.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.99 | 66.73 | 69.25 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Sri Lanka?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Sri Lanka was 66.73 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 69.25 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.39 in 2004.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Sri Lanka ranks 39th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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