THE GLOBAL INDEX #052
Healthy life expectancy2021
Expected years lived in good health. This measures a different concept from total life expectancy.
Singapore72.8 yearsTop 10
years · 2021Complete ranking
Download CSV ↓| Rank | Country / territory | Value (years) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Singapore | 72.8 | 2021 |
| 02 |  Japan | 72.6 | 2021 |
| 03 |  South Korea | 72.2 | 2021 |
| 04 |  Luxembourg | 71 | 2021 |
| 05 |  Switzerland | 70.9 | 2021 |
| 05 |  Israel | 70.9 | 2021 |
| 07 |  Spain | 70.8 | 2021 |
| 07 |  Italy | 70.8 | 2021 |
| 09 |  Norway | 70.7 | 2021 |
| 10 |  Malta | 70.6 | 2021 |
| 10 |  Sweden | 70.6 | 2021 |
| 12 |  Cyprus | 70.2 | 2021 |
| 12 |  Iceland | 70.2 | 2021 |
| 14 |  France | 69.9 | 2021 |
| 15 |  Denmark | 69.8 | 2021 |
| 15 |  Finland | 69.8 | 2021 |
| 17 |  Ireland | 69.7 | 2021 |
| 18 |  Australia | 69.6 | 2021 |
| 18 |  Maldives | 69.6 | 2021 |
| 20 |  Jordan | 69.4 | 2021 |
| 20 |  Portugal | 69.4 | 2021 |
| 22 |  Austria | 69.3 | 2021 |
| 22 |  Belgium | 69.3 | 2021 |
| 24 |  Germany | 68.9 | 2021 |
| 25 |  United Arab Emirates | 68.7 | 2021 |
| 25 |  Netherlands | 68.7 | 2021 |
| 27 |  New Zealand | 68.6 | 2021 |
| 28 |  China | 68.5 | 2021 |
| 28 |  Greece | 68.5 | 2021 |
| 28 |  Kuwait | 68.5 | 2021 |
| 28 |  Slovenia | 68.5 | 2021 |
| 32 |  Qatar | 68.4 | 2021 |
| 33 |  Canada | 67.9 | 2021 |
| 33 |  United Kingdom | 67.9 | 2021 |
| 35 |  Chile | 67.8 | 2021 |
| 36 |  Thailand | 67.4 | 2021 |
| 37 |  Brunei | 67.1 | 2021 |
| 38 |  Puerto Rico | 67 | 2021 |
| 39 |  Sri Lanka | 66.9 | 2021 |
| 40 |  Bahrain | 66.7 | 2021 |
| 41 |  Estonia | 66.4 | 2021 |
| 42 |  Barbados | 66.2 | 2021 |
| 43 |  Albania | 66 | 2021 |
| 43 |  Costa Rica | 66 | 2021 |
| 45 |  Czechia | 65.9 | 2021 |
| 46 |  Croatia | 65.8 | 2021 |
| 47 |  Oman | 65.6 | 2021 |
| 48 |  Panama | 65.5 | 2021 |
| 49 |  Türkiye | 65.4 | 2021 |
| 50 |  Tunisia | 65.3 | 2021 |
| 50 |  Vietnam | 65.3 | 2021 |
| 52 |  Antigua & Barbuda | 65.2 | 2021 |
| 53 |  Bhutan | 65.1 | 2021 |
| 53 |  Saudi Arabia | 65.1 | 2021 |
| 55 |  Poland | 64.8 | 2021 |
| 55 |  Uruguay | 64.8 | 2021 |
| 57 |  Seychelles | 64.7 | 2021 |
| 58 |  Ecuador | 64.6 | 2021 |
| 59 |  Slovakia | 64.5 | 2021 |
| 60 |  Algeria | 64.3 | 2021 |
| 61 |  Bosnia & Herzegovina | 64.2 | 2021 |
| 61 |  Montenegro | 64.2 | 2021 |
| 61 |  Samoa | 64.2 | 2021 |
| 64 |  Hungary | 64.1 | 2021 |
| 64 |  Lebanon | 64.1 | 2021 |
| 64 |  Morocco | 64.1 | 2021 |
| 67 |  Argentina | 64 | 2021 |
| 67 |  Uzbekistan | 64 | 2021 |
| 69 |  Cape Verde | 63.8 | 2021 |
| 69 |  Lithuania | 63.8 | 2021 |
| 71 |  Colombia | 63.7 | 2021 |
| 72 |  Malaysia | 63.6 | 2021 |
| 73 |  Cuba | 63.5 | 2021 |
| 73 |  Latvia | 63.5 | 2021 |
| 73 |  Serbia | 63.5 | 2021 |
| 76 |  Belarus | 63.3 | 2021 |
| 76 |  Iran | 63.3 | 2021 |
| 76 |  North Korea | 63.3 | 2021 |
| 76 |  Palestinian Territories | 63.3 | 2021 |
| 76 |  Romania | 63.3 | 2021 |
| 81 |  Armenia | 63.2 | 2021 |
| 81 |  Mauritius | 63.2 | 2021 |
| 81 |  Tonga | 63.2 | 2021 |
| 81 |  United States | 63.2 | 2021 |
| 85 |  North Macedonia | 63.1 | 2021 |
| 86 |  Azerbaijan | 62.5 | 2021 |
| 86 |  Kyrgyzstan | 62.5 | 2021 |
| 88 |  São Tomé & Príncipe | 62.4 | 2021 |
| 89 |  Jamaica | 62.3 | 2021 |
| 89 |  Tajikistan | 62.3 | 2021 |
| 91 |  Nicaragua | 62.2 | 2021 |
| 92 |  Dominican Republic | 62.1 | 2021 |
| 92 |  Grenada | 62.1 | 2021 |
| 92 |  Mongolia | 62.1 | 2021 |
| 95 |  Bulgaria | 62 | 2021 |
| 96 |  St. Vincent & Grenadines | 61.8 | 2021 |
| 97 |  Bangladesh | 61.7 | 2021 |
| 98 |  Georgia | 61.6 | 2021 |
| 99 |  Brazil | 61.4 | 2021 |
| 99 |  St. Lucia | 61.4 | 2021 |
| 101 |  Libya | 61.3 | 2021 |
| 101 |  Peru | 61.3 | 2021 |
| 103 |  Ukraine | 61.2 | 2021 |
| 104 |  Kazakhstan | 61.1 | 2021 |
| 104 |  Cambodia | 61.1 | 2021 |
| 104 |  Venezuela | 61.1 | 2021 |
| 107 |  Bahamas | 61 | 2021 |
| 108 |  Belize | 60.9 | 2021 |
| 108 |  Syria | 60.9 | 2021 |
| 110 |  Laos | 60.8 | 2021 |
| 111 |  El Salvador | 60.5 | 2021 |
| 112 |  Russia | 60.4 | 2021 |
| 113 |  Nepal | 60.2 | 2021 |
| 114 |  Timor-Leste | 59.9 | 2021 |
| 114 |  Trinidad & Tobago | 59.9 | 2021 |
| 116 |  Moldova | 59.8 | 2021 |
| 117 |  Mauritania | 59.6 | 2021 |
| 118 |  Mexico | 59.4 | 2021 |
| 118 |  Suriname | 59.4 | 2021 |
| 118 |  Turkmenistan | 59.4 | 2021 |
| 121 |  Iraq | 59.3 | 2021 |
| 121 |  Myanmar (Burma) | 59.3 | 2021 |
| 121 |  Vanuatu | 59.3 | 2021 |
| 124 |  Comoros | 59.2 | 2021 |
| 125 |  Philippines | 59.1 | 2021 |
| 126 |  Micronesia | 59 | 2021 |
| 127 |  Egypt | 58.9 | 2021 |
| 127 |  Indonesia | 58.9 | 2021 |
| 129 |  Paraguay | 58.6 | 2021 |
| 129 |  Rwanda | 58.6 | 2021 |
| 131 |  Bolivia | 58.5 | 2021 |
| 132 |  India | 58.4 | 2021 |
| 133 |  Fiji | 58.3 | 2021 |
| 133 |  Sudan | 58.3 | 2021 |
| 135 |  Honduras | 58 | 2021 |
| 136 |  Papua New Guinea | 57.8 | 2021 |
| 137 |  Guatemala | 57.7 | 2021 |
| 138 |  Senegal | 57.6 | 2021 |
| 138 |  Tanzania | 57.6 | 2021 |
| 140 |  Solomon Islands | 57.5 | 2021 |
| 141 |  Ghana | 57.2 | 2021 |
| 142 |  Djibouti | 56.7 | 2021 |
| 143 |  Uganda | 56.6 | 2021 |
| 144 |  Ethiopia | 56.4 | 2021 |
| 144 |  Pakistan | 56.4 | 2021 |
| 146 |  Kenya | 56.3 | 2021 |
| 147 |  Botswana | 56.2 | 2021 |
| 148 |  Kiribati | 56.1 | 2021 |
| 148 |  Yemen | 56.1 | 2021 |
| 150 |  Gabon | 55.8 | 2021 |
| 151 |  Gambia | 55.7 | 2021 |
| 152 |  Burundi | 55.3 | 2021 |
| 153 |  Benin | 55 | 2021 |
| 153 |  Eritrea | 55 | 2021 |
| 155 |  Côte d’Ivoire | 54.6 | 2021 |
| 155 |  Madagascar | 54.6 | 2021 |
| 157 |  Congo - Brazzaville | 54.5 | 2021 |
| 158 |  Namibia | 54.3 | 2021 |
| 159 |  Angola | 54.2 | 2021 |
| 159 |  Togo | 54.2 | 2021 |
| 161 |  Burkina Faso | 54 | 2021 |
| 161 |  Malawi | 54 | 2021 |
| 163 |  Cameroon | 53.8 | 2021 |
| 164 |  Zambia | 53.6 | 2021 |
| 165 |  Haiti | 53.5 | 2021 |
| 166 |  South Africa | 53.1 | 2021 |
| 167 |  Equatorial Guinea | 53 | 2021 |
| 167 |  Mali | 53 | 2021 |
| 169 |  Guyana | 52.9 | 2021 |
| 170 |  Liberia | 52.7 | 2021 |
| 170 |  Nigeria | 52.7 | 2021 |
| 172 |  Guinea | 52.1 | 2021 |
| 173 |  Sierra Leone | 51.9 | 2021 |
| 174 |  Congo - Kinshasa | 51.8 | 2021 |
| 175 |  Niger | 51.5 | 2021 |
| 176 |  Chad | 51.2 | 2021 |
| 177 |  Guinea-Bissau | 50.7 | 2021 |
| 178 |  South Sudan | 50.2 | 2021 |
| 179 |  Zimbabwe | 50.1 | 2021 |
| 180 |  Mozambique | 49.7 | 2021 |
| 181 |  Afghanistan | 49.5 | 2021 |
| 182 |  Eswatini | 47.1 | 2021 |
| 183 |  Somalia | 46.5 | 2021 |
| 184 |  Lesotho | 44.7 | 2021 |
| 185 |  Central African Republic | 38.2 | 2021 |
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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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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
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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"sex": "SEX_BTSX",
"spatial_dimension": "COUNTRY",
"api_url": "https://ghoapi.azureedge.net/api/WHOSIS_000002?%24filter=SpatialDimType+eq+%27COUNTRY%27+and+Dim1+eq+%27SEX_BTSX%27"
}