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Healthy Life Expectancy (HALE) by Country 2026

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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.

RankCountryyears
1🇸🇬Singapore73.6
2🇯🇵Japan73.4
3🇰🇷South Korea72.5
4🇮🇸Iceland71.4
5🇱🇺Luxembourg71.2
6🇳🇴Norway71.2
7🇨🇭Switzerland71.1
8🇸🇪Sweden71.1
9🇪🇸Spain71.1
10🇮🇱Israel70.8
11🇨🇾Cyprus70.7
12🇲🇹Malta70.7
13🇦🇺Australia70.6
14🇮🇹Italy70.6
15🇫🇷France70.1
16🇩🇰Denmark70.1
17🇮🇪Ireland70.0
18🇳🇿New Zealand70.0
19🇳🇱Netherlands70.0
20🇫🇮Finland69.9
21🌐Belgium69.8
22🇦🇹Austria69.8
23🇨🇦Canada69.8
24🇵🇹Portugal69.5
25🇸🇮Slovenia69.4
26🇩🇪Germany68.9
27🌐Puerto Rico68.8
28🇬🇧United Kingdom68.6
29🇨🇳China68.6
30🇬🇷Greece68.6
31🇰🇼Kuwait67.8
32🇨🇱Chile67.7
33🇨🇷Costa Rica67.6
34🇦🇪United Arab Emirates67.3
35🇧🇳Brunei67.1
36🇭🇷Croatia66.8
37🇪🇪Estonia66.7
38🇵🇦Panama66.7
39🇱🇰Sri Lanka66.7
40🇦🇱Albania66.7
41🇲🇻Maldives66.7
42🇧🇧Barbados66.7
43🇨🇿Czechia66.7
44🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda66.5
45🇶🇦Qatar66.2
46🇹🇭Thailand65.8
47🇸🇦Saudi Arabia65.6
48🇩🇿Algeria65.5
49🇵🇱Poland65.5
50🇻🇳Vietnam65.4
51🇹🇷Türkiye65.2
52🇲🇪Montenegro65.1
53🇯🇴Jordan65.1
54🇨🇴Colombia65.0
55🇺🇾Uruguay65.0
56🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina65.0
57🇸🇰Slovakia64.9
58🇭🇺Hungary64.8
59🇧🇹Bhutan64.8
60🇦🇷Argentina64.8
61🇰🇵North Korea64.7
62🇸🇨Seychelles64.7
63🇨🇺Cuba64.6
64🇳🇮Nicaragua64.6
65🇪🇨Ecuador64.3
66🇧🇭Bahrain64.2
67🇱🇹Lithuania64.2
68🇦🇿Azerbaijan64.0
69🇦🇲Armenia64.0
70🇮🇷Iran64.0
71🇲🇾Malaysia63.9
72🇺🇸United States63.9
73🇷🇸Serbia63.9
74🇷🇴Romania63.8
75🇧🇿Belize63.8
76🇹🇴Tonga63.8
77🇨🇻Cape Verde63.8
78🇱🇻Latvia63.8
79🇲🇰North Macedonia63.7
80🇧🇾Belarus63.7
81🇲🇺Mauritius63.6
82🇹🇳Tunisia63.6
83🇩🇴Dominican Republic63.6
84🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan63.4
85🇺🇿Uzbekistan63.4
86🇱🇧Lebanon63.2
87🇴🇲Oman63.2
88🇬🇩Grenada63.2
89🇹🇯Tajikistan63.1
90🇧🇩Bangladesh63.1
91🇵🇪Peru63.0
92🇵🇸Palestine62.9
93🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines62.9
94🇬🇪Georgia62.5
95🇸🇹São Tomé and Príncipe62.4
96🇧🇬Bulgaria62.4
97🇲🇦Morocco62.3
98🇸🇾Syria62.3
99🇸🇻El Salvador62.2
100🇱🇾Libya62.1
101🇻🇪Venezuela62.0
102🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago61.9
103🇧🇷Brazil61.8
104🇱🇨Saint Lucia61.8
105🇯🇲Jamaica61.7
106🇼🇸Samoa61.6
107🇰🇿Kazakhstan61.6
108🇺🇦Ukraine61.6
109🇧🇸Bahamas61.5
110🇲🇽Mexico61.4
111🇲🇳Mongolia61.3
112🇲🇩Moldova61.2
113🇮🇶Iraq61.0
114🇷🇺Russia60.9
115🇵🇾Paraguay60.9
116🇹🇲Turkmenistan60.8
117🇮🇩Indonesia60.7
118🇰🇭Cambodia60.6
119🇱🇦Laos60.4
120🇲🇷Mauritania60.4
121🇪🇬Egypt60.4
122🇸🇷Suriname60.3
123🇳🇵Nepal60.2
124🇭🇳Honduras60.0
125🇲🇲Myanmar59.8
126🇹🇱Timor-Leste59.5
127🇬🇹Guatemala59.3
128🇰🇲Comoros59.0
129🇸🇳Senegal58.9
130🇪🇹Ethiopia58.8
131🇵🇭Philippines58.8
132🇷🇼Rwanda58.7
133🇻🇺Vanuatu58.7
134🇸🇩Sudan58.5
135🇰🇪Kenya58.2
136🇮🇳India58.1
137🇹🇿Tanzania58.1
138🇫🇲Micronesia57.9
139🇬🇭Ghana57.9
140🇫🇯Fiji57.7
141🇵🇬Papua New Guinea57.5
142🇧🇴Bolivia57.4
143🇸🇧Solomon Islands57.4
144🇺🇬Uganda57.2
145🇩🇯Djibouti57.0
146🇵🇰Pakistan56.9
147🇬🇾Guyana56.8
148🇾🇪Yemen56.5
149🇬🇦Gabon56.3
150🇹🇬Togo55.8
151🇧🇮Burundi55.8
152🇬🇲Gambia55.8
153🇧🇯Benin55.7
154🇪🇷Eritrea55.4
155🇨🇮Ivory Coast55.4
156🇲🇬Madagascar55.1
157🇳🇬Nigeria54.9
158🇨🇬Republic of the Congo54.8
159🇲🇼Malawi54.7
160🇧🇫Burkina Faso54.6
161🇨🇲Cameroon54.0
162🇱🇷Liberia54.0
163🇭🇹Haiti53.9
164🇦🇴Angola53.8
165🇰🇮Kiribati53.6
166🇲🇱Mali53.6
167🇬🇳Guinea53.4
168🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea53.3
169🇨🇩DR Congo53.2
170🇸🇱Sierra Leone53.1
171🇧🇼Botswana53.1
172🇿🇲Zambia53.0
173🇳🇦Namibia52.8
174🇿🇦South Africa52.8
175🇳🇪Niger52.6
176🇹🇩Chad51.5
177🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau51.5
178🇿🇼Zimbabwe51.2
179🇸🇸South Sudan50.5
180🇦🇫Afghanistan50.4
181🇲🇿Mozambique49.7
182🇸🇿Eswatini47.5
183🇸🇴Somalia47.4
184🇨🇫Central African Republic45.4
185🇱🇸Lesotho44.6
—🌐AbkhaziaNo data
—🌐American SamoaNo data
—🇦🇩AndorraNo data
—🌐ArubaNo data
—🌐BermudaNo data
—🌐British Virgin IslandsNo data
—🌐Cayman IslandsNo data
—🌐Channel IslandsNo data
—🌐CuracaoNo data
—🇩🇲DominicaNo data
—🌐Faroe IslandsNo data
—🌐French PolynesiaNo data
—🌐GibraltarNo data
—🌐GreenlandNo data
—🌐GuamNo data
—🌐Hong KongNo data
—🌐Isle of ManNo data
—🌐KosovoNo data
—🇱🇮LiechtensteinNo data
—🌐MacauNo data
—🇲🇭Marshall IslandsNo data
—🇲🇨MonacoNo data
—🇳🇷NauruNo data
—🌐New CaledoniaNo data
—🌐Northern CyprusNo data
—🌐Northern Mariana IslandsNo data
—🇵🇼PalauNo data
—🇸🇲San MarinoNo data
—🌐Sint MaartenNo data
—🌐SomalilandNo data
—🌐South OssetiaNo data
—🇰🇳Saint Kitts and NevisNo data
—🌐Saint MartinNo data
—🌐TaiwanNo data
—🌐Turks and Caicos IslandsNo data
—🇹🇻TuvaluNo data
—🌐U.S. Virgin IslandsNo data
—🌐Western SaharaNo data

Key Insights

The top three countries in healthy life expectancy (hale) by country 2026 are: Singapore (73.6), Japan (73.4), South Korea (72.5). At the other end of the scale, Lesotho (44.6), Central African Republic (45.4), Somalia (47.4) record the lowest values among countries with data. The median value across 185 countries with data is 62.9.

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