Healthy Life Expectancy (HALE) by Country 2026
health · years
Singapore leads the world in healthy life expectancy (HALE) at 73.6 years. HALE measures the average number of years lived in full health, adjusting for years spent in poor health due to disease or injury. It is a more nuanced health indicator than overall life expectancy.
Key Insights
The top three countries in healthy life expectancy (hale) by country 2026 are: Singapore (73.6), Japan (73.4), Korea, Rep. (72.5). At the other end of the scale, Lesotho (44.6), Central African Republic (45.4), Somalia, Fed. Rep. (47.4) record the lowest values among countries with data. The median value across 185 countries with data is 62.9.