Healthy life years by sex (from 2004 onwards) by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
84.2 Year
Switzerland
Lowest
75.8 Year
Bulgaria
Median
81.9 Year
Years covered
21
2004–2024
Data points
859
What the numbers show
Healthy life years by sex (from 2004 onwards) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 84.2 Year in Switzerland; the lowest is 75.8 Year in Bulgaria.
The median across all reporting countries is 81.9 Year, and the mean is 80.74 Year.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 3.7%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 0.1%).
Healthy life years by sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 84.2 Year | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 2 | Spain | 84 Year | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 3 | Sweden | 83.8 Year | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 4 | Italy | 83.7 Year | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 5 | Cyprus | 83.5 Year | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 6 | Norway | 83.2 Year | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 7 | Ireland | 83.1 Year | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 8 | Malta | 83 Year | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 83 Year | 2022 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 8 | France | 83 Year | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Iceland | 82.8 Year | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Portugal | 82.5 Year | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 13 | Belgium | 82.4 Year | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 14 | Finland | 82.2 Year | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 15 | Slovenia | 82.1 Year | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 15 | Slovenia | 82.1 Year | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 15 | Austria | 82.1 Year | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 18 | Denmark | 82 Year | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 19 | Greece | 81.9 Year | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 19 | Netherlands | 81.9 Year | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Netherlands | 81.9 Year | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 81.3 Year | 2018 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 81.3 Year | 2018 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 24 | Germany | 81.2 Year | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 25 | Czechia | 80.1 Year | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 26 | Estonia | 79.4 Year | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 26 | Estonia | 79.4 Year | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 78.9 Year | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 28 | Croatia | 78.9 Year | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 30 | Poland | 78.5 Year | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 30 | Poland | 78.5 Year | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 32 | Slovakia | 78.4 Year | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 32 | Slovakia | 78.4 Year | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 34 | Lithuania | 77.5 Year | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 34 | Lithuania | 77.5 Year | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 36 | Hungary | 76.8 Year | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 37 | Romania | 76.5 Year | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 38 | Latvia | 76.4 Year | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 38 | Latvia | 76.4 Year | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 75.8 Year | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.