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Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years) - Sex: both sexes

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•185 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
61.9Years
Median: 62.9Years
Countries Covered
185
with available data
Highest
Singapore
73.6Years
Lowest
Lesotho
44.6Years
Top 5 Countries
1Singapore73.6Years
2Japan73.4Years
3South Korea72.5Years
4Iceland71.4Years
5Luxembourg71.2Years
By Region
Oceania70.3Years(2 countries)
Europe68.1Years(32 countries)
South America64.5Years(7 countries)
Asia64.3Years(25 countries)
North America63.6Years(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (44.6Years)High (73.6Years)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 61.9Years)

Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Asia (25)
North America (4)
Other (106)
Africa (9)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Singapore73.6Years
2Japan73.4Years
3South Korea72.5Years
4Iceland71.4Years
5Luxembourg71.2Years
6Norway71.2Years
7Switzerland71.1Years
8Sweden71.1Years
9Spain71.1Years
10Israel70.8Years
11Cyprus70.7Years
12Malta70.7Years
13Australia70.6Years
14Italy70.6Years
15France70.1Years
16Denmark70.1Years
17Ireland70.0Years
18New Zealand70.0Years
19Netherlands70.0Years
20Finland69.9Years
21Belgium69.8Years
22Austria69.8Years
23Canada69.8Years
24Portugal69.5Years
25Slovenia69.4Years
26Germany68.9Years
27Puerto Rico68.8Years
28United Kingdom68.6Years
29People's Republic of China68.6Years
30Greece68.6Years
31Kuwait67.8Years
32Chile67.7Years
33Costa Rica67.6Years
34United Arab Emirates67.3Years
35Brunei Darussalam67.1Years
36Croatia66.8Years
37Estonia66.7Years
38Panama66.7Years
39Sri Lanka66.7Years
40Albania66.7Years
41Maldives66.7Years
42Barbados66.7Years
43Czech Republic66.7Years
44Antigua and Barbuda66.5Years
45Qatar66.2Years
46Thailand65.8Years
47Saudi Arabia65.6Years
48Algeria65.5Years
49Poland65.5Years
50Vietnam65.4Years
51Türkiye65.2Years
52Montenegro65.1Years
53Jordan65.1Years
54Colombia65.0Years
55Uruguay65.0Years
56Bosnia and Herzegovina65.0Years
57Slovakia64.9Years
58Hungary64.8Years
59Bhutan64.8Years
60Argentina64.8Years
61North Korea64.7Years
62Seychelles64.7Years
63Cuba64.6Years
64Nicaragua64.6Years
65Ecuador64.3Years
66Bahrain64.2Years
67Lithuania64.2Years
68Azerbaijan64.0Years
69Armenia64.0Years
70Islamic Republic of Iran64.0Years
71Malaysia63.9Years
72United States of America63.9Years
73Serbia63.9Years
74Romania63.8Years
75Belize63.8Years
76Tonga63.8Years
77Cape Verde63.8Years
78Latvia63.8Years
79The Republic of North Macedonia63.7Years
80Belarus63.7Years
81Mauritius63.6Years
82Tunisia63.6Years
83Dominican Republic63.6Years
84Kyrgyzstan63.4Years
85Uzbekistan63.4Years
86Lebanon63.2Years
87Oman63.2Years
88Grenada63.2Years
89Tajikistan63.1Years
90Bangladesh63.1Years
91Peru63.0Years
92State of Palestine62.9Years
93Saint Vincent and the Grenadines62.9Years
94Georgia62.5Years
95Sao Tome and Principe62.4Years
96Bulgaria62.4Years
97Morocco62.3Years
98Syrian Arab Republic62.3Years
99El Salvador62.2Years
100Libya62.1Years
101Venezuela62.0Years
102Trinidad and Tobago61.9Years
103Brazil61.8Years
104Saint Lucia61.8Years
105Jamaica61.7Years
106Samoa61.6Years
107Kazakhstan61.6Years
108Ukraine61.6Years
109Bahamas61.5Years
110Mexico61.4Years
111Mongolia61.3Years
112Moldova, Republic of61.2Years
113Iraq61.0Years
114Russian Federation60.9Years
115Paraguay60.9Years
116Turkmenistan60.8Years
117Indonesia60.7Years
118Cambodia60.6Years
119Lao People's Democratic Republic60.4Years
120Mauritania60.4Years
121Egypt60.4Years
122Suriname60.3Years
123Nepal60.2Years
124Honduras60.0Years
125Myanmar59.8Years
126Timor-Leste59.5Years
127Guatemala59.3Years
128Comoros59.0Years
129Senegal58.9Years
130Ethiopia58.8Years
131Philippines58.8Years
132Rwanda58.7Years
133Vanuatu58.7Years
134Sudan58.5Years
135Kenya58.2Years
136India58.1Years
137United Republic of Tanzania58.1Years
138Micronesia, Federated States of57.9Years
139Ghana57.9Years
140Fiji57.7Years
141Papua New Guinea57.5Years
142Bolivia57.4Years
143Solomon Islands57.4Years
144Uganda57.2Years
145Djibouti57.0Years
146Pakistan56.9Years
147Guyana56.8Years
148Yemen56.5Years
149Gabon56.3Years
150Togo55.8Years
151Burundi55.8Years
152Republic of The Gambia55.8Years
153Benin55.7Years
154Eritrea55.4Years
155Cote d'Ivoire55.4Years
156Madagascar55.1Years
157Nigeria54.9Years
158Republic of the Congo54.8Years
159Malawi54.7Years
160Burkina Faso54.6Years
161Cameroon54.0Years
162Liberia54.0Years
163Haiti53.9Years
164Angola53.8Years
165Kiribati53.6Years
166Mali53.6Years
167Guinea53.4Years
168Equatorial Guinea53.3Years
169Democratic Republic of the Congo53.2Years
170Sierra Leone53.1Years
171Botswana53.1Years
172Zambia53.0Years
173Namibia52.8Years
174South Africa52.8Years
175Niger52.6Years
176Chad51.5Years
177Guinea-Bissau51.5Years
178Zimbabwe51.2Years
179South Sudan50.5Years
180Afghanistan50.4Years
181Mozambique49.7Years
182Eswatini47.5Years
183Somalia47.4Years
184Central African Republic45.4Years
185Lesotho44.6Years
Showing 185 of 185 countries

Topics

#health#years#healthy#life#expectancy#hale#birth#sex#both#sexes

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2021).

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