United States · Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)
63.9 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2000 | 65.32207274 | 64.62186345 | 66.05523886 | — |
| United States | 2001 | 65.36243672 | 64.71746501 | 66.27025283 | — |
| United States | 2002 | 65.43271002 | 64.77853606 | 66.31094138 | — |
| United States | 2003 | 65.53086007 | 64.89586581 | 66.19772423 | — |
| United States | 2004 | 65.81921487 | 65.10164014 | 66.71948976 | — |
| United States | 2005 | 65.80625867 | 65.01357623 | 66.62946564 | — |
| United States | 2006 | 65.99705176 | 65.35475297 | 66.78673206 | — |
| United States | 2007 | 66.15695082 | 65.38948616 | 67.01299867 | — |
| United States | 2008 | 66.21892585 | 65.55279104 | 66.91979784 | — |
| United States | 2009 | 66.44310028 | 65.73642772 | 67.2454308 | — |
| United States | 2010 | 66.55658322 | 65.78969348 | 67.45728881 | — |
| United States | 2011 | 66.55993182 | 65.92145559 | 67.5075859 | — |
| United States | 2012 | 66.5924201 | 65.90786412 | 67.42030615 | — |
| United States | 2013 | 66.53189596 | 65.73972928 | 67.37103666 | — |
| United States | 2014 | 66.4977395 | 65.81225461 | 67.24666872 | — |
| United States | 2015 | 66.30626019 | 65.58697874 | 67.0542557 | — |
| United States | 2016 | 66.16788375 | 65.22937248 | 66.97702362 | — |
| United States | 2017 | 66.02778237 | 65.29962466 | 66.88962491 | — |
| United States | 2018 | 66.02103921 | 65.25871028 | 66.94640727 | — |
| United States | 2019 | 66.0238988 | 65.20968682 | 66.81712114 | — |
| United States | 2020 | 64.4312583 | 63.53825456 | 65.30563534 | — |
| United States | 2021 | 63.91495735 | 63.09218737 | 64.71579355 | — |
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.