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World Healthy life expectancy Ranking Map
In the available data, Singapore has the highest recorded value at 73.6 years (rank #1); Japan ranks #2 at 73.4 years. Coverage: 185 countries and territories. Reference years: Singapore 2021; Japan 2021. This estimates years lived without major health limitations, rather than total years of life.
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01 / RANKING MAP
Compare healthy life expectancy across the world.
Compare healthy life expectancy by country on a ten-level world heat map. Explore the top and bottom five, the full ranking and country details.
Japan, world rank 2 for Healthy life expectancy, 73.4 years
02 / ABOUT THIS DATA
How to read the Healthy life expectancy ranking map
Compare healthy life expectancy by country on a ten-level world heat map. Explore the top and bottom five, the full ranking and country details. This page orders 185 countries and territories by value and divides the ranking into ten map colors.
- Top 3
- #1 Singapore (73.6 years), #2 Japan (73.4 years), #3 South Korea (72.5 years)
- Japan’s position
- World #2 (73.4 years)
- Data period
- latest available year by country
All displayed observations use the reference period above. Check the source and definition before interpreting small differences.
03 / FULL RANKING
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Browse every covered country from the top to the bottom of the ranking. Select one to focus it on the map and open its card.
Healthy life expectancyFull ranking185 countries
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