Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years) in World
World: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 61.91 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
61.91
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
6th
of 11 groups
All-time high
63.45
in 2019
All-time low
58.12
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in World, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in World is 61.91, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in World peaked at 63.45 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 58.12, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.12 | — |
| 2001 | 58.4 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 58.63 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 58.87 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 59.15 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 59.52 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 60.01 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 60.39 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 60.64 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 61.08 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 61.32 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 61.68 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 61.99 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 62.27 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 62.51 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 62.71 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 62.91 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 63.1 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 63.27 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 63.45 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 62.83 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 61.91 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.48 | 58.12 | 61.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.52 | 61.32 | 63.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.37 | 61.91 | 62.83 | 2 |
Countries ranked near World
- 3 South Korea 72.45 compare
- 4 Iceland 71.37 compare
- 5 Luxembourg 71.23 compare
- 6 Norway 71.16 compare
- 7 Switzerland 71.15 compare
- 8 Sweden 71.12 compare
- 9 Spain 71.11 compare
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- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in World?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in World was 61.91 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 63.45 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.12 in 2000.
- How does World rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- World ranks 6th out of 11 groups with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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