Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Western Pacific (WHO region)
Western Pacific (WHO region): Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 68.17 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
68.17
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
1st
of 11 groups
All-time high
68.44
in 2020
All-time low
63.82
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Western Pacific (WHO region), 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Western Pacific (WHO region) recorded 68.17 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Western Pacific (WHO region) peaked at 68.44 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 63.82, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Western Pacific (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.82 | — |
| 2001 | 64.07 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 64.33 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 64.52 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 64.72 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 65.07 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 65.65 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 66.06 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 66.2 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 66.51 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 66.7 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 66.95 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 67.25 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 67.49 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 67.74 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 67.92 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 68.04 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 68.19 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 68.29 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 68.35 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 68.44 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 68.17 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.1 | 63.82 | 66.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.69 | 66.7 | 68.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.3 | 68.17 | 68.44 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Western Pacific (WHO region) was 68.17 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.44 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.82 in 2000.
- How does Western Pacific (WHO region) rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Western Pacific (WHO region) ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Pacific (WHO region) 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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