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Healthy life expectancy at birth by country

years · 185 countries ranked · 2021

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Rank 1 = best (higher is better for this indicator).25 of 185
  1. 1SingaporeWorld rank 1st of 185
    down −0.2 yrs
  2. 2JapanWorld rank 2nd of 185
    down −0.2 yrs
  3. 3South KoreaWorld rank 3rd of 185
    down −0.0 yrs
  4. 4IcelandWorld rank 4th of 185
    up +0.0 yrs
  5. 5LuxembourgWorld rank 5th of 185
    down −0.1 yrs
  6. 6NorwayWorld rank 6th of 185
    down −0.0 yrs
  7. 7SwitzerlandWorld rank 7th of 185
    up +0.3 yrs
  8. 8SwedenWorld rank 8th of 185
    up +0.4 yrs
  9. 9SpainWorld rank 9th of 185
    up +0.5 yrs
  10. 10IsraelWorld rank 10th of 185
    down −0.5 yrs
  11. 11CyprusWorld rank 11th of 185
    down −0.2 yrs
  12. 12MaltaWorld rank 12th of 185
    down −0.2 yrs
  13. 13AustraliaWorld rank 13th of 185
    down −0.1 yrs
  14. 14ItalyWorld rank 14th of 185
    up +0.1 yrs
  15. 15FranceWorld rank 15th of 185
    up +0.0 yrs
  16. 16DenmarkWorld rank 16th of 185
    down −0.2 yrs
  17. 17IrelandWorld rank 17th of 185
    down −0.1 yrs
  18. 18New ZealandWorld rank 18th of 185
    down −0.2 yrs
  19. 19NetherlandsWorld rank 19th of 185
    down −0.2 yrs
  20. 20FinlandWorld rank 20th of 185
    down −0.1 yrs
  21. 21BelgiumWorld rank 21st of 185
    up +0.5 yrs
  22. 22AustriaWorld rank 22nd of 185
    down −0.1 yrs
  23. 23CanadaWorld rank 23rd of 185
    up +0.2 yrs
  24. 24PortugalWorld rank 24th of 185
    up +0.1 yrs
  25. 25SloveniaWorld rank 25th of 185
    down −0.1 yrs

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Healthy life expectancy at birth, 2021. Quantile classes; hatched = no data.

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Rank over time

Position in the world ranking by year, up to 5 countries. Rank 1 is at the top.

SingaporeJapanSouth Korea
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Rank by year for Singapore, Japan, South Korea, 2000–2024.