Japan · Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)
73.4 years2021
Unit: years. Publisher measure: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years).
Healthy life expectancy at birth for the country population, both sexes: equivalent years in full health under reference-year mortality and morbidity.
Measurement basis: WHO modelled healthy life expectancy estimates using the Sullivan method with morbidity adjustment.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: biennial. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.
A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 22 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2000 | 71.1064404 | 70.50529363 | 71.80755382 | — |
| Japan | 2001 | 71.34064156 | 70.59542397 | 72.12744192 | — |
| Japan | 2002 | 71.53339025 | 70.72612194 | 72.27346001 | — |
| Japan | 2003 | 71.56624019 | 70.83752274 | 72.32720565 | — |
| Japan | 2004 | 71.73748142 | 70.9025591 | 72.65397076 | — |
| Japan | 2005 | 71.65527775 | 70.91958094 | 72.42353738 | — |
| Japan | 2006 | 71.91680251 | 71.28227698 | 72.72650427 | — |
| Japan | 2007 | 72.04255172 | 71.41461772 | 72.68514455 | — |
| Japan | 2008 | 72.10093676 | 71.28875832 | 72.87656576 | — |
| Japan | 2009 | 72.34024225 | 71.55190364 | 73.04608372 | — |
| Japan | 2010 | 72.30783735 | 71.49425245 | 73.05637506 | — |
| Japan | 2011 | 72.11954868 | 71.3602414 | 72.94017272 | — |
| Japan | 2012 | 72.54169749 | 71.81835752 | 73.40295294 | — |
| Japan | 2013 | 72.73898586 | 71.98042633 | 73.67076088 | — |
| Japan | 2014 | 72.92866584 | 72.00077385 | 73.70907292 | — |
| Japan | 2015 | 73.09945869 | 72.32166373 | 73.91878371 | — |
| Japan | 2016 | 73.24236418 | 72.52387158 | 74.15624478 | — |
| Japan | 2017 | 73.37306559 | 72.68777248 | 74.20962581 | — |
| Japan | 2018 | 73.48395797 | 72.74391297 | 74.41157222 | — |
| Japan | 2019 | 73.58129509 | 72.78285589 | 74.46706796 | — |
| Japan | 2020 | 73.63807718 | 72.91751284 | 74.47827998 | — |
| Japan | 2021 | 73.39518386 | 72.66427968 | 74.08634003 | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.