Number of healthy years of life: countries compared – Products Eurostat News
In 2016, the number of years a person is expected to continue to live in a healthy condition at birth in the European Union (EU) was estimated to be 64.2 years for women and 63.5 years for men. This represented approximately 77 % and 81 % of the total life expectancy for women and men respectively.
Life expectancy for women in the EU was, on average, 5.4 years longer than that for men in 2016. However, most of these additional years tend to be lived with activity limitations, whereas on average, men tend to spend a greater proportion of their…Continue Reading