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THE GLOBAL INDEX #052

Healthy life expectancy2022

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 territorySingapore72.4 years

Top 10

years · 2022
01Singapore
72.4
02Japan
72.2
05Israel
71.1
06Italy
70.9
07Malta
70.8
09Spain
70.7
10Sweden
70.5

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Healthy life expectancy · 2022 · years
RankCountry / territoryValue (years)Year
01Singapore72.42022
02Japan72.22022
03South Korea71.52022
04Luxembourg71.32022
05Israel71.12022
06Italy70.92022
07Switzerland70.82022
07Malta70.82022
09Spain70.72022
10Sweden70.52022
11Cyprus70.22022
12Norway70.12022
13Iceland702022
14Ireland69.82022
14Jordan69.82022
16France69.72022
17Denmark69.62022
18Austria69.52022
18Portugal69.52022
20Maldives69.42022
21United Arab Emirates69.32022
21Finland69.32022
23Australia69.12022
23Belgium69.12022
25Slovenia68.92022
26Germany68.82022
26Greece68.82022
26Netherlands68.82022
29Qatar68.72022
30Kuwait68.62022
31China68.22022
32Chile68.12022
33New Zealand682022
34Canada67.62022
35Albania67.32022
35Czechia67.32022
35United Kingdom67.32022
38Bahrain67.22022
39Thailand67.12022
40Brunei672022
40Estonia672022
42Costa Rica66.92022
42Oman66.92022
44Sri Lanka66.82022
44Puerto Rico66.82022
44Türkiye66.82022
47Antigua & Barbuda66.62022
47Croatia66.62022
47Panama66.62022
47Peru66.62022
51Barbados66.52022
52Slovakia66.32022
53Ecuador66.22022
54Colombia662022
54Cuba662022
54Poland662022
57Bosnia & Herzegovina65.82022
57Algeria65.82022
59Saudi Arabia65.72022
60Palestinian Territories65.62022
61Argentina65.52022
61Libya65.52022
61North Macedonia65.52022
61Uruguay65.52022
65Hungary65.42022
65Iran65.42022
65Lebanon65.42022
68Montenegro65.22022
68Serbia65.22022
68Seychelles65.22022
68Tunisia65.22022
72Romania65.12022
73Armenia652022
74Lithuania64.92022
74Malaysia64.92022
76Bhutan64.82022
77Azerbaijan64.72022
77Kyrgyzstan64.72022
77Nicaragua64.72022
80Cape Verde64.62022
81Latvia64.42022
81Vietnam64.42022
83Tajikistan64.32022
84Kazakhstan64.22022
85Uzbekistan64.12022
86Bulgaria642022
86Morocco642022
86United States642022
89Tonga63.92022
90Belarus63.72022
91Samoa63.52022
92Bahamas63.42022
92Mongolia63.42022
94Brazil63.32022
95Mauritius63.22022
96Dominican Republic62.82022
97Grenada62.62022
98Georgia62.52022
98El Salvador62.52022
100Indonesia62.42022
100North Korea62.42022
100São Tomé & Príncipe62.42022
103Mexico62.32022
103Suriname62.32022
105Jamaica62.22022
106Bangladesh62.12022
107Cambodia61.92022
107Venezuela61.92022
109Moldova61.82022
109Russia61.82022
111St. Lucia61.72022
112Iraq61.62022
112Philippines61.62022
114Bolivia61.52022
114Fiji61.52022
114Nepal61.52022
114Paraguay61.52022
114St. Vincent & Grenadines61.52022
119Belize61.42022
119Syria61.42022
121Laos60.92022
122Egypt60.82022
123Honduras60.72022
124Myanmar (Burma)60.42022
125Mauritania60.32022
126Guatemala60.22022
126India60.22022
128Timor-Leste60.12022
129Comoros59.92022
130Turkmenistan59.82022
131Vanuatu59.32022
132Rwanda59.22022
133Papua New Guinea58.92022
134Trinidad & Tobago58.82022
135Senegal58.52022
136Sudan58.42022
136Ukraine58.42022
138Tanzania58.12022
139Ghana57.92022
139Kenya57.92022
141Solomon Islands57.82022
142Djibouti57.72022
143Botswana57.62022
144Pakistan57.52022
145Ethiopia57.32022
146Gabon57.22022
147Uganda57.12022
148Micronesia56.62022
149Yemen56.52022
150Gambia56.42022
151South Africa56.32022
152Namibia56.22022
153Burundi55.82022
154Eritrea55.62022
155Benin55.22022
156Congo - Brazzaville55.12022
156Madagascar55.12022
158Côte d’Ivoire552022
158Haiti552022
160Malawi54.92022
161Kiribati54.72022
161Zambia54.72022
163Cameroon54.62022
164Angola54.52022
165Burkina Faso54.42022
165Togo54.42022
167Equatorial Guinea53.82022
168Mali53.42022
169Liberia53.12022
170Nigeria52.92022
171Guinea52.72022
172Sierra Leone52.32022
173Guyana52.12022
174Afghanistan522022
175Congo - Kinshasa51.82022
176Zimbabwe51.72022
177Niger51.62022
178Guinea-Bissau51.52022
179Mozambique51.32022
180Chad51.22022
181South Sudan51.12022
182Eswatini50.82022
183Lesotho48.12022
184Somalia452022
185Central African Republic24.62022

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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  "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"
}