In 2019, Costa Rica and Chile were the Latin American countries with the highest healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth, with an average estimated healthy life span of around 70 years each. Peru and Colombia followed, where the number of healthy life years was calculated at 69.5 years and 69 years, respectively. In contrast, people born in Haiti that year were expected to live an average of less than 56 years in full health.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019, by country
(in years)
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WHO. (December 4, 2020). Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019, by country (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328230/healthy-life-years-birth-expectancy-latin-america-caribbean-country/
WHO. "Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019, by country (in years)." Chart. December 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328230/healthy-life-years-birth-expectancy-latin-america-caribbean-country/
WHO. (2020). Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019, by country (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328230/healthy-life-years-birth-expectancy-latin-america-caribbean-country/
WHO. "Healthy Life Expectancy (Hale) at Birth in Latin America and The Caribbean in 2019, by Country (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328230/healthy-life-years-birth-expectancy-latin-america-caribbean-country/
WHO, Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019, by country (in years) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328230/healthy-life-years-birth-expectancy-latin-america-caribbean-country/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019, by country (in years) [Graph], WHO, December 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328230/healthy-life-years-birth-expectancy-latin-america-caribbean-country/
