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Countries by healthy life expectancy at birth

Japan had the highest healthy life expectancy at birth of 185 countries in 2010, at 72.3 years. Haiti had the lowest, at 35.3 years. The median was 63.5 years. Source: World Health Organization.

Highest72.3Japan
Lowest35.3Haiti
Median63.5185 countries

Top 40 countries, 2010

Japan: 72.3 yearsJapan72.3Singapore: 72.1 yearsSingapore72.1Iceland: 70.7 yearsIceland70.7Spain: 70.7 yearsSpain70.7Sweden: 70.6 yearsSweden70.6Italy: 70.5 yearsItaly70.5Israel: 70.5 yearsIsrael70.5Switzerland: 70.4 yearsSwitzerland70.4Cyprus: 70.2 yearsCyprus70.2Netherlands: 70.1 yearsNetherlands70.1South Korea: 70.1 yearsSouth Korea70.1Luxembourg: 70.1 yearsLuxembourg70.1Malta: 69.9 yearsMalta69.9Canada: 69.8 yearsCanada69.8Norway: 69.7 yearsNorway69.7France: 69.7 yearsFrance69.7Australia: 69.6 yearsAustralia69.6Austria: 69.4 yearsAustria69.4Ireland: 69.3 yearsIreland69.3New Zealand: 69.2 yearsNew Zealand69.2Greece: 69.1 yearsGreece69.1Kuwait: 69 yearsKuwait69United Kingdom: 69 yearsUnited Kingdom69United Arab Emirates: 69 yearsUnited Arab Emirates69Germany: 68.9 yearsGermany68.9Costa Rica: 68.6 yearsCosta Rica68.6Denmark: 68.6 yearsDenmark68.6Finland: 68.6 yearsFinland68.6Slovenia: 68.6 yearsSlovenia68.6Belgium: 68.6 yearsBelgium68.6Portugal: 68.5 yearsPortugal68.5Puerto Rico: 68.3 yearsPuerto Rico68.3Peru: 68.2 yearsPeru68.2Cuba: 68 yearsCuba68Chile: 67.9 yearsChile67.9Brunei: 67.5 yearsBrunei67.5Czechia: 67.1 yearsCzechia67.1Croatia: 67 yearsCroatia67Bosnia and Herzegovina: 66.9 yearsBosnia and Herzegovina66.9Panama: 66.8 yearsPanama66.8
years. Source: World Health Organization, Healthy life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes (WHOSIS_000002). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2010
years		Change on 2009
1Japan72.3-0
2Singapore72.1+0.2
3Iceland70.7+0.1
4Spain70.7+0.3
5Sweden70.6+0.1
6Italy70.5+0.3
7Israel70.5+0.3
8Switzerland70.4+0.2
9Cyprus70.2+0.2
10Netherlands70.1+0.1
11South Korea70.1+0.1
12Luxembourg70.1+0.2
13Malta69.9+0.2
14Canada69.8+0.2
15Norway69.7+0.1
16France69.7+0.1
17Australia69.6+0.1
18Austria69.4+0.2
19Ireland69.3+0.8
20New Zealand69.2+0.3
21Greece69.1+0.2
22Kuwait69+0.9
23United Kingdom69+0.2
24United Arab Emirates69-0.2
25Germany68.9+0.1
26Costa Rica68.6-0.8
27Denmark68.6+0.2
28Finland68.6+0.2
29Slovenia68.6+0.4
30Belgium68.60
31Portugal68.5+0.3
32Puerto Rico68.3+0.5
33Peru68.2+0.1
34Cuba68-0.1
35Chile67.9-0.1
36Brunei67.5+0.1
37Czechia67.1+0.2
38Croatia67+0.3
39Bosnia and Herzegovina66.9+0.2
40Panama66.8-0.1
41Albania66.7+0.5
42United States66.6+0.1
43Lebanon66.6+0.1
44China66.5+0.2
45Uruguay66.5-0.1
46Türkiye66.3+0.1
47Poland66.3+0.5
48Montenegro66.3+0.3
49Colombia66.2+0.2
50Nicaragua66.2+0.4
51Barbados66.20
52Jordan66.1+0.2
53Maldives66.1+0.3
54Estonia66+0.7
55Thailand65.9+0.2
56Argentina65.8-0
57Tunisia65.8+0.1
58Antigua and Barbuda65.80
59Slovakia65.7+0.2
60Saint Lucia65.6+0.1
61Ecuador65.5+0.2
62North Macedonia65.5+0.2
63Iran65.5+0.2
64Algeria65.2+0.2
65Serbia65.2+0.2
66Malaysia65.10
67Hungary65+0.3
68Jamaica65+1.5
69Venezuela64.9+0.1
70Romania64.7+0.2
71Mexico64.6-0.1
72Cape Verde64.5+0.2
73Paraguay64.5-0
74Bulgaria64.5+0.1
75Sri Lanka64.5+1.4
76Saudi Arabia64.5+0.7
77Seychelles64.5+0.2
78Vietnam64.4+0.1
79El Salvador64.4+0.5
80Armenia64.3+0.2
81Bahrain64.3+0.3
82Belize64.2-0.1
83Dominican Republic64.2+0.2
84Qatar64.2+0.5
85Syria64.10
86Libya64-0
87Saint Vincent and the Grenadines63.8-0.1
88Mauritius63.8+0.2
89Latvia63.7+0.2
90Oman63.60
91Bahamas63.5-0.1
92Tonga63.5+1.6
93Lithuania63.5+0.2
94Trinidad and Tobago63.5+0.4
95Georgia63.4+0.4
96Brazil63.1+0.1
97Suriname63+0.1
98Palestine62.7+2.7
99North Korea62.6+0.1
100Morocco62.4+0.2
101Grenada62.2+0.1
102Bhutan62.2+0.4
103Samoa61.9+1.5
104Azerbaijan61.9+0.4
105Tajikistan61.8+0.5
106Honduras61.7-0.1
107Belarus61.7-0.1
108Bolivia61.5+0.3
109Indonesia61.4+0.2
110Philippines61.3+0.2
111Ukraine61.2+0.5
112Egypt61.10
113Kyrgyzstan61.1+0.3
114Guatemala61+0.2
115Iraq61+0.4
116Turkmenistan60.9+0.6
117Bangladesh60.8+0.4
118São Tomé and Príncipe60.4+0.4
119Kazakhstan60+0.1
120Mauritania60+0.3
121Russia60+0.2
122Moldova59.9-0.2
123Nepal59.7+0.2
124Fiji59.5+0.1
125Uzbekistan59.1+0.4
126Mongolia59.1+0.1
127Cambodia58.7+0.4
128Vanuatu58.6+0.1
129Timor-Leste58.5+0.3
130Yemen58.3+0.3
131Comoros57.9+0.8
132Sudan57.9+0.4
133India57.9+0.4
134Micronesia57.2+0.1
135Myanmar57.2+0.6
136Laos57.2+0.6
137Guyana57.10
138Solomon Islands57.1+0.2
139Senegal57+0.4
140Papua New Guinea56.9+0.2
141Rwanda55.8+1.1
142Pakistan55.4+0.2
143Ethiopia55.1+0.9
144Madagascar55+0.3
145Djibouti54.6+0.3
146Ghana54.4+0.4
147Gambia54.3+0.4
148Kiribati540
149Tanzania53.9+0.6
150Kenya53.7+0.7
151Gabon53.5+0.4
152Benin53.2+0.3
153Republic of the Congo52.8+0.5
154Namibia52.7+0.5
155Eritrea52.6+0.3
156Uganda52.1+0.8
157Equatorial Guinea52+0.2
158Burundi51.9+0.8
159Nigeria51.9+0.4
160Togo51.7+0.6
161Liberia51.4+0.3
162Burkina Faso51.2+0.5
163Mali51.1+0.4
164Niger51+0.4
165Guinea51+0.3
166South Sudan50.7+0.8
167Afghanistan50.5+0.4
168Angola50.4+0.8
169Botswana50.1+0.7
170Côte d’Ivoire50+0.1
171Malawi49.9+1
172Zambia49.9+0.7
173Cameroon49.6+0.5
174Democratic Republic of the Congo49.5+0.6
175South Africa49.2+1.5
176Guinea-Bissau48.6+0.5
177Chad48.5+0.5
178Sierra Leone47.9+0.7
179Mozambique46.20
180Zimbabwe45.3+1.5
181Somalia43.8-0.9
182Central African Republic42.7+0.3
183Lesotho42.4+1
184Eswatini40.8+1.1
185Haiti35.3-17.7

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About this ranking

Average number of years a newborn can expect to live in full health (HALE), counting years lived with disease or injury as partly lost. Both sexes. WHO Global Health Estimates, calculated with Sullivan's method from life tables and the rate of years lived with disability.

Modelled WHO estimates, not a national survey measure, so they differ from Eurostat's healthy life years, which come from self-reported limitations. Values are served with every decimal WHO publishes. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

World Health Organization, data.who.int. Healthy life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes (WHOSIS_000002) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/48D9B0C/C64284D (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Which country has the highest healthy life expectancy at birth?

Japan, with 72.3 years in 2010, according to World Health Organization.

Which country has the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth?

Haiti, with 35.3 years in 2010.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Health Organization, Healthy life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes (WHOSIS_000002). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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