Healthy life expectancy — all countries

Healthy life expectancy — Central African Republic

Healthy life expectancy in the Central African Republic in 2021 — 45.4 years. Ranked 184 in the world out of 185. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 18.6%.

2021 45.4 years −1.21% vs 2020
World rank 184of 185
Period maximum 46 years2020
Period minimum 38.3 years2000

Trend over time

2000–2021 · years

Healthy life expectancy — Central African Republic, 2000–20213840424446200020032006200920122015201820212000: 38.3 years2001: 38.5 years2002: 38.8 years2003: 39.1 years2004: 39.5 years2005: 39.9 years2006: 40.4 years2007: 41.1 years2008: 41.9 years2009: 42.4 years2010: 42.7 years2011: 43 years2012: 43.3 years2013: 42.9 years2014: 42.8 years2015: 44.3 years2016: 44.7 years2017: 44.6 years2018: 45.3 years2019: 46 years2020: 46 years2021: 45.4 years
Change over the period: +7.1 (+18.63%) Average annual rate: 0.82 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central African Republic

Central African Republic 45.4 years
World computed 62.2 years
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 55.2 years
Middle Africa computed 53.2 years
Low-income countries computed 55.4 years
Healthy life expectancy — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2021 45.4 −0.6 −1.21%
2020 46 +0 +0.03%
2019 46 +0.7 +1.5%
2018 45.3 +0.7 +1.65%
2017 44.6 −0.2 −0.41%
2016 44.7 +0.5 +1.03%
2015 44.3 +1.5 +3.53%
2014 42.8 −0.1 −0.26%
2013 42.9 −0.4 −0.96%
2012 43.3 +0.3 +0.74%
2011 43 +0.2 +0.58%
2010 42.7 +0.3 +0.75%
2009 42.4 +0.5 +1.27%
2008 41.9 +0.8 +2%
2007 41.1 +0.6 +1.58%
2006 40.4 +0.5 +1.25%
2005 39.9 +0.5 +1.14%
2004 39.5 +0.4 +0.91%
2003 39.1 +0.4 +0.96%
2002 38.8 +0.3 +0.67%
2001 38.5 +0.2 +0.53%
2000 38.3

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.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.