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THE GLOBAL INDEX #052

Healthy life expectancy2019

Expected years lived in good health. This measures a different concept from total life expectancy.

World Health Organization (WHO)
Comparable ranking year2023Latest published year: 2023
Economies with data185 / 217No observation: 32
First-ranked country or territorySingapore73.4 years

Top 10

years · 2019
01Singapore
73.4
02Japan
72.8
04Italy
71.8
05Spain
71.6
05Israel
71.6
09Malta
71.1
10Sweden
71

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Healthy life expectancy · 2019 · years
RankCountry / territoryValue (years)Year
01Singapore73.42019
02Japan72.82019
03South Korea72.22019
04Italy71.82019
05Spain71.62019
05Israel71.62019
07Switzerland71.42019
08Luxembourg71.32019
09Malta71.12019
10Sweden712019
11United Arab Emirates70.82019
11Cyprus70.82019
11Norway70.82019
14Kuwait70.62019
15France70.52019
15Ireland70.52019
15Iceland70.52019
18Portugal70.22019
19Austria70.12019
19Denmark70.12019
19Netherlands70.12019
22Finland702019
23Belgium69.92019
23Qatar69.92019
25Greece69.82019
25Maldives69.82019
27Chile69.72019
28Slovenia69.62019
29Australia69.52019
30Germany69.42019
31United Kingdom69.22019
32Canada68.82019
33China68.42019
34Albania68.32019
34Bahrain68.32019
36Costa Rica68.22019
37Ecuador68.12019
37Thailand68.12019
39Czechia682019
39Jordan682019
39Peru682019
42Estonia67.82019
42New Zealand67.82019
44Croatia67.52019
45Brunei67.42019
45Sri Lanka67.42019
45Panama67.42019
45Puerto Rico67.42019
45Türkiye67.42019
50Bosnia & Herzegovina67.22019
51Poland67.12019
51Slovakia67.12019
53Colombia66.92019
53Lebanon66.92019
55Cuba66.82019
56Argentina66.72019
56Montenegro66.72019
58Uruguay66.52019
59North Macedonia66.42019
60Oman66.32019
60Palestinian Territories66.32019
60Serbia66.32019
63Armenia66.12019
63Barbados66.12019
63Hungary66.12019
66Cape Verde65.92019
66Algeria65.92019
66Iran65.92019
66Romania65.92019
70Antigua & Barbuda65.82019
70Saudi Arabia65.82019
70Tunisia65.82019
73Lithuania65.72019
73Nicaragua65.72019
73Vietnam65.72019
76Latvia65.62019
77Malaysia65.52019
78Bulgaria65.32019
78United States65.32019
78Uzbekistan65.32019
81Azerbaijan65.12019
82Belarus64.62019
82Bhutan64.62019
84Seychelles64.52019
85Brazil64.42019
86Georgia64.32019
87Morocco64.22019
87Mauritius64.22019
89Grenada64.12019
89Kyrgyzstan64.12019
91Jamaica642019
92Kazakhstan63.72019
93Bolivia63.62019
93Tajikistan63.62019
95Mexico63.52019
95North Korea63.52019
95Russia63.52019
98Indonesia63.42019
98Paraguay63.42019
98São Tomé & Príncipe63.42019
98Ukraine63.42019
102St. Lucia63.32019
102Tonga63.32019
104Bangladesh63.22019
104Mongolia63.22019
106El Salvador632019
107Dominican Republic62.92019
108Libya62.82019
109Belize62.72019
109Venezuela62.72019
111St. Vincent & Grenadines62.52019
112Honduras62.22019
112Iraq62.22019
112Philippines62.22019
115Cambodia622019
116Bahamas61.92019
117Moldova61.82019
118Suriname61.72019
119Nepal61.62019
120Egypt61.42019
120Samoa61.42019
122Laos61.22019
122Mauritania61.22019
124Trinidad & Tobago61.12019
125Guatemala60.82019
126Syria60.72019
127Timor-Leste60.62019
128India60.52019
128Myanmar (Burma)60.52019
130Turkmenistan60.22019
131Comoros60.12019
132Ethiopia59.72019
133Fiji59.62019
134Sudan59.52019
134Vanuatu59.52019
136Rwanda59.42019
136Senegal59.42019
138Papua New Guinea58.72019
139Kenya58.62019
140Tanzania58.32019
141Solomon Islands582019
142Ghana57.92019
143Micronesia57.82019
144Botswana57.72019
145Djibouti57.62019
145Pakistan57.62019
147Uganda57.52019
148Gambia57.32019
149Gabon56.82019
149Yemen56.82019
151Madagascar56.52019
152South Africa56.42019
153Burundi56.22019
154Eritrea55.92019
155Guyana55.82019
155Namibia55.82019
157Malawi55.72019
158Benin55.62019
159Angola55.52019
160Côte d’Ivoire55.22019
161Togo55.12019
162Burkina Faso54.92019
162Congo - Brazzaville54.92019
162Haiti54.92019
165Zambia54.82019
166Kiribati54.62019
167Cameroon54.32019
168Equatorial Guinea54.12019
169Nigeria542019
170Mali53.92019
171Liberia53.82019
172Guinea53.22019
173Congo - Kinshasa52.82019
174Niger52.62019
175Zimbabwe52.42019
176Sierra Leone52.22019
177Guinea-Bissau522019
178Chad51.72019
179Afghanistan51.62019
180South Sudan51.42019
181Mozambique51.12019
182Eswatini49.72019
183Somalia48.62019
184Lesotho46.42019
185Central African Republic362019

How this ranking works

For annual statistics, the default is the newest year covering at least 70% of the maximum available country coverage, and at least 20 economies where possible. A ranking uses one year or report edition; missing observations are not replaced with another year. Newer years with lower coverage can be selected.

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Statistics reflect the public source snapshot, not live measurements. Some series are modeled estimates or multi-year averages. See original metadata.

No observation (32)

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Expected years lived in good health. This measures a different concept from total life expectancy.
Unit
years
Source & definition
World Health Organization (WHO) · who:WHOSIS_000002
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Original metadata
Healthy life expectancy at birth, both sexes. WHO modelled estimates in years; historical estimates are replaced together with the current release.

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  "spatial_dimension": "COUNTRY",
  "api_url": "https://ghoapi.azureedge.net/api/WHOSIS_000002?%24filter=SpatialDimType+eq+%27COUNTRY%27+and+Dim1+eq+%27SEX_BTSX%27"
}