Healthy life years at birth

28 European countries compared for 2024, eu average 65.2 years. Eurostat data.

First in the ranking
73.4 years
Italy
EU average
65.2 years
27 member states
Median country
63.9 years
half above, half below
Range
52.5 to 73.4
Latvia - Italy

How to read it

Across 28 countries, the highest value is in Italy (73.4 years) and the lowest in Latvia (52.5 years).

Half of the countries are above 63.9 years and half below.

The EU average is 65.2 years; 8 of 28 countries are above it.

For the EU as a whole, the value rose from 60.9 years in 2005 to 65.2 years in 2024.

Healthy life years by sex (from 2004 onwards)
Year · Total · Healthy life years in absolute value at birth

Eurostat methods can differ from the World Bank data used elsewhere on the site - source and licence.

Healthy life expectancy over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Italy73.4+8.2
2Malta70.6+5.4
3Greece69.9+4.7
4Bulgaria69.1+3.9
5Spain68.6+3.4
6Sweden67.5+2.3
7Slovenia67.5+2.3
8Ireland66.9+1.7
9Romania65.0−0.2
10Norway non-EU64.8−0.4
11Portugal64.8−0.4
12Poland64.7−0.5
13Lithuania64.3−0.9
14Belgium63.9−1.3
15Cyprus63.9−1.3
16France63.6−1.6
17Hungary63.3−1.9
18Croatia63.1−2.1
19Denmark62.4−2.8
20Germany62.4−2.8
21Czechia62.4−2.8
22Austria60.4−4.8
23Netherlands59.5−5.7
24Estonia58.6−6.6
25Switzerland non-EU58.0−7.2
26Finland57.3−7.9
27Slovakia57.1−8.1
28Latvia52.5−12.7
© European Union, source: Eurostat · dataset hlth_hlye · 2024 Source and licence

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