Healthy life expectancy in Sri Lanka
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Sri Lanka was 66.6 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2013.
Sri Lanka, 2023
66.6
Change from 2022
−0.3%
Position in 2023
54th of 185
Healthy life expectancy in Sri Lanka over time
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Sri Lanka
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 66.6 years |
| 2022 | 66.8 years |
| 2021 | 66.9 years |
| 2020 | 68.4 years |
| 2019 | 67.4 years |
| 2018 | 67.3 years |
| 2017 | 67.1 years |
| 2016 | 67.0 years |
| 2015 | 66.8 years |
| 2014 | 66.7 years |
| 2013 | 66.5 years |
| 2012 | 66.3 years |
| 2011 | 65.8 years |
| 2010 | 65.2 years |
| 2009 | 63.7 years |
| 2008 | 64.5 years |
| 2007 | 65.1 years |
| 2006 | 64.8 years |
| 2005 | 64.6 years |
| 2004 | 60.8 years |
| 2003 | 64.4 years |
| 2002 | 64.3 years |
| 2001 | 63.9 years |
| 2000 | 62.9 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3% from 66.8 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 66.5 years, the figure has changed by +0.2%.
- Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Sri Lanka has the 54th highest value.
More for Sri Lanka
All statistics for Sri Lanka
Life expectancy at birth
77.7 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
77.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
17.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
UHC service coverage
72
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
2.19 litres
2024 · WHO
Adult obesity
11.2%
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