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GHE: Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy

Situation and trends

The estimates confirm the trend for longevity: lifespans are getting longer.

Globally, life expectancy has increased by more than 6 years between 2000 and 2019 – from 66.8 years in 2000 to 73.4 years in 2019. While healthy life expectancy (HALE) has also increased by 8% from 58.3 in 2000 to 63.7, in 2019, this was due to declining mortality rather than reduced years lived with disability. In other words, the increase in HALE (5.4 years) has not kept pace with the increase in life expectancy (6.6 years). 

 

WHO methods and data sources  for life tables,1990-2019

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Healthy life expectancy and Life expectancy

Life tables

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