Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Uruguay

Uruguay: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 64.99 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
64.99
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
55th
of 184 countries
All-time high
67.33
in 2020
All-time low
64.99
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

02040602000201020212000: 65.32001: 65.42002: 65.52003: 65.22004: 65.62005: 65.92006: 66.42007: 65.72008: 66.42009: 66.62010: 66.52011: 66.62012: 66.42013: 66.62014: 672015: 66.92016: 66.72017: 67.12018: 66.82019: 66.82020: 67.32021: 65

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 64.99 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Uruguay peaked at 67.33 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 64.99, in 2021.

That places Uruguay 55th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years) in Uruguay, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 65.34
2001 65.37 +0.1%
2002 65.49 +0.2%
2003 65.23 -0.4%
2004 65.57 +0.5%
2005 65.87 +0.4%
2006 66.38 +0.8%
2007 65.66 -1.1%
2008 66.4 +1.1%
2009 66.61 +0.3%
2010 66.49 -0.2%
2011 66.56 +0.1%
2012 66.41 -0.2%
2013 66.62 +0.3%
2014 66.96 +0.5%
2015 66.92 -0.1%
2016 66.74 -0.3%
2017 67.08 +0.5%
2018 66.83 -0.4%
2019 66.81 -0.0%
2020 67.33 +0.8%
2021 64.99 -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 65.79 65.23 66.61 10
2010s 66.74 66.41 67.08 10
2020s 66.16 64.99 67.33 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 52 Montenegro 65.15 compare
  2. 53 Jordan 65.07 compare
  3. 54 Colombia 65.02 compare
  4. 56 Bosnia and Herzegovina 64.99 compare
  5. 57 Slovakia 64.94 compare
  6. 58 Hungary 64.84 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Uruguay?
Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Uruguay was 64.99 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 67.33 in 2020.
What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 64.99 in 2021.
How does Uruguay rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
Uruguay ranks 55th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uruguay 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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