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Countries by healthy life expectancy at birth

Singapore had the highest healthy life expectancy at birth of 185 countries in 2011, at 72.3 years. Somalia had the lowest, at 39.2 years. The median was 63.5 years. Source: World Health Organization.

Highest72.3Singapore
Lowest39.2Somalia
Median63.5185 countries

Top 40 countries, 2011

Singapore: 72.3 yearsSingapore72.3Japan: 72.1 yearsJapan72.1Iceland: 70.8 yearsIceland70.8Spain: 70.8 yearsSpain70.8Sweden: 70.7 yearsSweden70.7Israel: 70.6 yearsIsrael70.6Italy: 70.5 yearsItaly70.5Switzerland: 70.5 yearsSwitzerland70.5South Korea: 70.4 yearsSouth Korea70.4Cyprus: 70.4 yearsCyprus70.4Netherlands: 70.3 yearsNetherlands70.3Luxembourg: 70.3 yearsLuxembourg70.3Malta: 70.1 yearsMalta70.1Canada: 70 yearsCanada70France: 70 yearsFrance70Norway: 69.8 yearsNorway69.8Kuwait: 69.7 yearsKuwait69.7Australia: 69.7 yearsAustralia69.7Austria: 69.6 yearsAustria69.6United Kingdom: 69.3 yearsUnited Kingdom69.3Greece: 69.2 yearsGreece69.2Costa Rica: 69.2 yearsCosta Rica69.2Ireland: 69.2 yearsIreland69.2Germany: 69.1 yearsGermany69.1New Zealand: 69 yearsNew Zealand69Denmark: 69 yearsDenmark69Finland: 68.9 yearsFinland68.9United Arab Emirates: 68.9 yearsUnited Arab Emirates68.9Portugal: 68.9 yearsPortugal68.9Slovenia: 68.8 yearsSlovenia68.8Belgium: 68.8 yearsBelgium68.8Peru: 68.5 yearsPeru68.5Cuba: 68.5 yearsCuba68.5Chile: 68.4 yearsChile68.4Puerto Rico: 68 yearsPuerto Rico68Brunei: 67.5 yearsBrunei67.5Czechia: 67.3 yearsCzechia67.3Croatia: 67.2 yearsCroatia67.2Panama: 67.2 yearsPanama67.2Albania: 67 yearsAlbania67
years. Source: World Health Organization, Healthy life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes (WHOSIS_000002). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2011
years		Change on 2010
1Singapore72.3+0.2
2Japan72.1-0.2
3Iceland70.8+0.1
4Spain70.8+0.1
5Sweden70.7+0.1
6Israel70.6+0.1
7Italy70.5-0
8Switzerland70.5+0.1
9South Korea70.4+0.3
10Cyprus70.4+0.2
11Netherlands70.3+0.2
12Luxembourg70.3+0.2
13Malta70.1+0.2
14Canada70+0.2
15France70+0.3
16Norway69.8+0.1
17Kuwait69.7+0.7
18Australia69.70
19Austria69.6+0.3
20United Kingdom69.3+0.3
21Greece69.2+0.1
22Costa Rica69.2+0.5
23Ireland69.2-0.2
24Germany69.1+0.2
25New Zealand69-0.1
26Denmark69+0.4
27Finland68.9+0.3
28United Arab Emirates68.9-0.1
29Portugal68.9+0.4
30Slovenia68.8+0.2
31Belgium68.8+0.2
32Peru68.5+0.4
33Cuba68.5+0.5
34Chile68.4+0.5
35Puerto Rico68-0.3
36Brunei67.50
37Czechia67.3+0.2
38Croatia67.2+0.3
39Panama67.2+0.4
40Albania67+0.3
41Bosnia and Herzegovina66.9+0.1
42Colombia66.8+0.6
43China66.8+0.3
44Poland66.6+0.3
45United States66.60
46Uruguay66.6+0.1
47Lebanon66.60
48Montenegro66.5+0.2
49Türkiye66.5+0.1
50Maldives66.4+0.3
51Estonia66.3+0.3
52Jordan66.3+0.2
53Barbados66.30
54Thailand66.2+0.3
55Nicaragua66.1-0.1
56Slovakia66+0.4
57Argentina66+0.1
58Ecuador65.9+0.3
59Tunisia65.9+0.1
60Antigua and Barbuda65.80
61Saint Lucia65.8+0.2
62Iran65.7+0.2
63North Macedonia65.6+0.1
64Saudi Arabia65.4+0.9
65Serbia65.4+0.2
66Algeria65.4+0.1
67Hungary65.3+0.3
68Romania65.3+0.6
69Sri Lanka65.2+0.7
70Malaysia65.2+0.1
71Mexico65+0.3
72Venezuela64.9-0
73Bulgaria64.8+0.3
74Qatar64.8+0.6
75Paraguay64.7+0.2
76Cape Verde64.7+0.1
77Armenia64.6+0.2
78Seychelles64.6+0.1
79Bahrain64.5+0.2
80Vietnam64.5+0.1
81El Salvador64.40
82Belize64.4+0.2
83Latvia64.4+0.6
84Dominican Republic64.3+0.2
85Jamaica64-0.9
86Trinidad and Tobago64+0.5
87Mauritius63.9+0.1
88Lithuania63.9+0.4
89Oman63.9+0.2
90Saint Vincent and the Grenadines63.6-0.2
91Tonga63.60
92Bahamas63.5-0
93Georgia63.5+0.1
94Brazil63.3+0.1
95Suriname63.2+0.2
96Grenada63+0.7
97North Korea62.8+0.2
98Palestine62.8+0.1
99Morocco62.6+0.2
100Bhutan62.5+0.3
101Syria62.5-1.6
102Azerbaijan62.4+0.5
103Tajikistan62.2+0.4
104Samoa61.9-0
105Belarus61.8+0.2
106Ukraine61.8+0.6
107Bolivia61.8+0.3
108Libya61.8-2.3
109Indonesia61.7+0.3
110Honduras61.6-0.1
111Moldova61.6+1.6
112Bangladesh61.5+0.8
113Kyrgyzstan61.5+0.3
114Philippines61.4+0.1
115Guatemala61.4+0.4
116Egypt61.3+0.2
117Iraq61.2+0.3
118Turkmenistan61.1+0.1
119São Tomé and Príncipe60.8+0.3
120Russia60.8+0.8
121Kazakhstan60.6+0.5
122Mauritania60.3+0.3
123Nepal59.9+0.2
124Uzbekistan59.5+0.4
125Fiji59.5+0.1
126Mongolia59.2+0.2
127Cambodia59.2+0.5
128Timor-Leste58.8+0.3
129Vanuatu58.8+0.1
130Yemen58.4+0.2
131India58.2+0.3
132Sudan58+0.1
133Comoros57.8-0.1
134Laos57.7+0.5
135Myanmar57.7+0.5
136Senegal57.4+0.4
137Micronesia57.3+0.1
138Solomon Islands57.2+0.1
139Guyana57.1-0
140Papua New Guinea57.1+0.1
141Rwanda56.5+0.8
142Ethiopia56+0.9
143Pakistan55.8+0.3
144Madagascar55.2+0.2
145Djibouti54.9+0.3
146Ghana54.9+0.5
147Gambia54.7+0.4
148Tanzania54.4+0.5
149Kenya54.3+0.6
150Kiribati54.10
151Gabon53.8+0.3
152Benin53.5+0.3
153Namibia53.3+0.6
154Republic of the Congo53.2+0.4
155Eritrea53.1+0.4
156Uganda52.9+0.8
157Haiti52.9+17.6
158Burundi52.7+0.7
159Togo52.3+0.6
160Nigeria52.2+0.4
161Equatorial Guinea51.9-0.1
162Liberia51.7+0.3
163Burkina Faso51.7+0.5
164Mali51.4+0.4
165Niger51.3+0.3
166Guinea51.3+0.3
167Angola51.1+0.7
168Malawi51+1
169Afghanistan50.9+0.5
170South Sudan50.9+0.2
171South Africa50.8+1.6
172Botswana50.8+0.7
173Zambia50.5+0.5
174Côte d’Ivoire50.2+0.2
175Cameroon50.1+0.4
176Democratic Republic of the Congo49.9+0.5
177Guinea-Bissau49.1+0.5
178Chad48.9+0.4
179Sierra Leone48.5+0.6
180Zimbabwe46.9+1.6
181Mozambique46.4+0.2
182Central African Republic43+0.2
183Lesotho42.8+0.4
184Eswatini42.2+1.4
185Somalia39.2-4.6

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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?

Singapore, with 72.3 years in 2011, according to World Health Organization.

Which country has the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth?

Somalia, with 39.2 years in 2011.

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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