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Healthy life expectancy

How many years a person lives on average without severe illness and limitation.

Unit: years Period: 2000–2021 Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO)
Source: WHO · About the indicator
Average: 61.9 years Countries: 185

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2021.

Healthy life expectancy, 2021

Top-20 · years

Healthy life expectancy, 2021697071727374SingaporeSingapore: 73.6 years73.6JapanJapan: 73.4 years73.4South KoreaSouth Korea: 72.5 years72.5IcelandIceland: 71.4 years71.4LuxembourgLuxembourg: 71.2 years71.2NorwayNorway: 71.2 years71.2SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 71.1 years71.1SwedenSweden: 71.1 years71.1SpainSpain: 71.1 years71.1IsraelIsrael: 70.8 years70.8CyprusCyprus: 70.7 years70.7MaltaMalta: 70.7 years70.7AustraliaAustralia: 70.6 years70.6ItalyItaly: 70.6 years70.6FranceFrance: 70.1 years70.1DenmarkDenmark: 70.1 years70.1IrelandIreland: 70 years70New ZealandNew Zealand: 70 years70NetherlandsNetherlands: 70 years70FinlandFinland: 69.9 years69.9

The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.

Healthy life expectancy — 2021 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 SG Singapore 73.6 2021 1
2 JP Japan 73.4 2021 2
3 KR South Korea 72.5 2021 3
4 IS Iceland 71.4 2021 4
5 LU Luxembourg 71.2 2021 5
6 NO Norway 71.2 2021 6
7 CH Switzerland 71.1 2021 7
8 SE Sweden 71.1 2021 8
9 ES Spain 71.1 2021 9
10 IL Israel 70.8 2021 10
11 CY Cyprus 70.7 2021 11
12 MT Malta 70.7 2021 12
13 AU Australia 70.6 2021 13
14 IT Italy 70.6 2021 14
15 FR France 70.1 2021 15
16 DK Denmark 70.1 2021 16
17 IE Ireland 70 2021 17
18 NZ New Zealand 70 2021 18
19 NL Netherlands 70 2021 19
20 FI Finland 69.9 2021 20
21 BE Belgium 69.8 2021 21
22 AT Austria 69.8 2021 22
23 CA Canada 69.8 2021 23
24 PT Portugal 69.5 2021 24
25 SI Slovenia 69.4 2021 25
26 DE Germany 68.9 2021 26
27 PR Puerto Rico 68.8 2021 27
28 GB United Kingdom 68.6 2021 28
29 CN China 68.6 2021 29
30 GR Greece 68.6 2021 30
31 KW Kuwait 67.8 2021 31
32 CL Chile 67.7 2021 32
33 CR Costa Rica 67.6 2021 33
34 AE United Arab Emirates 67.3 2021 34
35 BN Brunei Darussalam 67.1 2021 35
36 HR Croatia 66.8 2021 36
37 EE Estonia 66.7 2021 37
38 PA Panama 66.7 2021 38
39 LK Sri Lanka 66.7 2021 39
40 AL Albania 66.7 2021 40
41 MV Maldives 66.7 2021 41
42 BB Barbados 66.7 2021 42
43 CZ Czechia 66.7 2021 43
44 AG Antigua and Barbuda 66.5 2021 44
45 QA Qatar 66.2 2021 45
46 TH Thailand 65.8 2021 46
47 SA Saudi Arabia 65.6 2021 47
48 DZ Algeria 65.5 2021 48
49 PL Poland 65.5 2021 49
50 VN Vietnam 65.4 2021 50
51 TR Türkiye 65.2 2021 51
52 ME Montenegro 65.1 2021 52
53 JO Jordan 65.1 2021 53
54 CO Colombia 65 2021 54
55 UY Uruguay 65 2021 55
56 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 65 2021 56
57 SK Slovakia 64.9 2021 57
58 HU Hungary 64.8 2021 58
59 BT Bhutan 64.8 2021 59
60 AR Argentina 64.8 2021 60
61 KP North Korea 64.7 2021 61
62 SC Seychelles 64.7 2021 62
63 CU Cuba 64.6 2021 63
64 NI Nicaragua 64.6 2021 64
65 EC Ecuador 64.3 2021 65
66 BH Bahrain 64.2 2021 66
67 LT Lithuania 64.2 2021 67
68 AZ Azerbaijan 64 2021 68
69 AM Armenia 64 2021 69
70 IR Iran 64 2021 70
71 MY Malaysia 63.9 2021 71
72 US United States 63.9 2021 72
73 RS Serbia 63.9 2021 73
74 RO Romania 63.8 2021 74
75 BZ Belize 63.8 2021 75
76 TO Tonga 63.8 2021 76
77 CV Cabo Verde 63.8 2021 77
78 LV Latvia 63.8 2021 78
79 MK North Macedonia 63.7 2021 79
80 BY Belarus 63.7 2021 80
81 MU Mauritius 63.6 2021 81
82 TN Tunisia 63.6 2021 82
83 DO Dominican Republic 63.6 2021 83
84 KG Kyrgyzstan 63.4 2021 84
85 UZ Uzbekistan 63.4 2021 85
86 LB Lebanon 63.2 2021 86
87 OM Oman 63.2 2021 87
88 GD Grenada 63.2 2021 88
89 TJ Tajikistan 63.1 2021 89
90 BD Bangladesh 63.1 2021 90
91 PE Peru 63 2021 91
92 PS Palestine 62.9 2021 92
93 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 62.9 2021 93
94 GE Georgia 62.5 2021 94
95 ST Sao Tome and Principe 62.4 2021 95
96 BG Bulgaria 62.4 2021 96
97 MA Morocco 62.3 2021 97
98 SY Syria 62.3 2021 98
99 SV El Salvador 62.2 2021 99
100 LY Libya 62.1 2021 100
101 VE Venezuela 62 2021 101
102 TT Trinidad and Tobago 61.9 2021 102
103 BR Brazil 61.8 2021 103
104 LC Saint Lucia 61.8 2021 104
105 JM Jamaica 61.7 2021 105
106 WS Samoa 61.6 2021 106
107 KZ Kazakhstan 61.6 2021 107
108 UA Ukraine 61.6 2021 108
109 BS Bahamas 61.5 2021 109
110 MX Mexico 61.4 2021 110
111 MN Mongolia 61.3 2021 111
112 MD Moldova 61.2 2021 112
113 IQ Iraq 61 2021 113
114 RU Russia 60.9 2021 114
115 PY Paraguay 60.9 2021 115
116 TM Turkmenistan 60.8 2021 116
117 ID Indonesia 60.7 2021 117
118 KH Cambodia 60.6 2021 118
119 LA Laos 60.4 2021 119
120 MR Mauritania 60.4 2021 120
121 EG Egypt 60.4 2021 121
122 SR Suriname 60.3 2021 122
123 NP Nepal 60.2 2021 123
124 HN Honduras 60 2021 124
125 MM Myanmar 59.8 2021 125
126 TL Timor-Leste 59.5 2021 126
127 GT Guatemala 59.3 2021 127
128 KM Comoros 59 2021 128
129 SN Senegal 58.9 2021 129
130 ET Ethiopia 58.8 2021 130
131 PH Philippines 58.8 2021 131
132 RW Rwanda 58.7 2021 132
133 VU Vanuatu 58.7 2021 133
134 SD Sudan 58.5 2021 134
135 KE Kenya 58.2 2021 135
136 IN India 58.1 2021 136
137 TZ Tanzania 58.1 2021 137
138 FM Micronesia 57.9 2021 138
139 GH Ghana 57.9 2021 139
140 FJ Fiji 57.7 2021 140
141 PG Papua New Guinea 57.5 2021 141
142 BO Bolivia 57.4 2021 142
143 SB Solomon Islands 57.4 2021 143
144 UG Uganda 57.2 2021 144
145 DJ Djibouti 57 2021 145
146 PK Pakistan 56.9 2021 146
147 GY Guyana 56.8 2021 147
148 YE Yemen 56.5 2021 148
149 GA Gabon 56.3 2021 149
150 TG Togo 55.8 2021 150
151 BI Burundi 55.8 2021 151
152 GM Gambia 55.8 2021 152
153 BJ Benin 55.7 2021 153
154 ER Eritrea 55.4 2021 154
155 CI Côte d'Ivoire 55.4 2021 155
156 MG Madagascar 55.1 2021 156
157 NG Nigeria 54.9 2021 157
158 CG Republic of the Congo 54.8 2021 158
159 MW Malawi 54.7 2021 159
160 BF Burkina Faso 54.6 2021 160
161 CM Cameroon 54 2021 161
162 LR Liberia 54 2021 162
163 HT Haiti 53.9 2021 163
164 AO Angola 53.8 2021 164
165 KI Kiribati 53.6 2021 165
166 ML Mali 53.6 2021 166
167 GN Guinea 53.4 2021 167
168 GQ Equatorial Guinea 53.3 2021 168
169 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 53.2 2021 169
170 SL Sierra Leone 53.1 2021 170
171 BW Botswana 53.1 2021 171
172 ZM Zambia 53 2021 172
173 NA Namibia 52.8 2021 173
174 ZA South Africa 52.8 2021 174
175 NE Niger 52.6 2021 175
176 TD Chad 51.5 2021 176
177 GW Guinea-Bissau 51.5 2021 177
178 ZW Zimbabwe 51.2 2021 178
179 SS South Sudan 50.5 2021 179
180 AF Afghanistan 50.4 2021 180
181 MZ Mozambique 49.7 2021 181
182 SZ Eswatini 47.5 2021 182
183 SO Somalia 47.4 2021 183
184 CF Central African Republic 45.4 2021 184
185 LS Lesotho 44.6 2021 185
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Maximum 73.6 years
Median 62.9 years
Minimum 44.6 years
World 62.2 years

About the indicator

The expected number of years of life in full health at birth — the HALE indicator in WHO terminology. Years spent with illness or limitation enter the calculation with a reduced weight depending on the severity of the condition, so HALE is always lower than ordinary life expectancy. The difference between them is the expected time of life with health lost: in most countries it is about ten years, and as life expectancy grows the difference grows too rather than shrinking.

Important: This series is not in the World Development Indicators — only at WHO. The severity weights of conditions are taken as common to all countries, so the differences reflect the prevalence of diseases and not how a country regards disability.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
years
Observation period
2000–2021
License
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
Dataset
Global Health Observatory

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