![]() ![]() In 2021, women aged 65 in the EU could generally expect to outlive men by 3.6 years. When looking at life expectancy at age 65, it can be seen that the gap between the sexes is smaller than the gap at birth. In 2021, as in previous years EFTA countries recorded differences below the EU average between life expectancy at birth for men and women, ranging from 4.8 years in Liechtenstein to 2.7 in Iceland. ![]() Regarding the decrease in life expectancy for 2021, men were slightly more affected in the majority of the EU Member States, with the largest decrease in life expectancy recorded in Latvia and Slovakia (both -2.4 years), followed by Bulgaria (-2.2 years). The highest increase in life expectancy at age 65 between 20 could be observed in Belgium (+1.3 years for women and +0.9 year for men) while the highest decrease could be recorded in Slovakia (-1.7 years for women and -1.6 years for men).įigure 3: Life expectancy at birth, gender gap, 2021 (years, female life expectancy - male life expectancy) The highest life expectancy at 65 in 2021 could be observed in France and Spain (21.4 years) and the lowest in Bulgaria (13.6 years) for women, the highest life expectancy at 65 was in Spain (23.5 years) and the lowest in Bulgaria (15.5 years) while for men the highest was in Sweden (19.6 years) and the lowest was in Bulgaria (11.6 years). In 2021, life expectancy at age 65 decreased in 16 EU Member States whereas it increased in 11 Member States, for both men and women (see Table 2). In 2021, life expectancy at 65 was estimated at 19.2 years, being 20.9 years for women (0.1 years lower than 2020) and 17.3 years for men (0.1 years lower than 2020). When comparing life expectancy in 2021 with 2020, it decreased by 1 year or more in 11 Member States (Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia), it decreased by less than 1 year in 5 Member States, was constant in two Member States and it increased in 9 Member States, with Belgium recording the largest increase by 1.1 years.Īs shown in Table 1, in 2021, life expectancy also increased in all the EFTA countries, except in Norway which experienced a slight decrease of 0.1 years.Īs can be seen in Table 2, life expectancy at age 65 in the EU decreased slightly in 2021 by 0.1 years. Instead, in 2020 (see Table 1) life expectancy at birth decreased in 25 EU Member States compared to 2019, the exceptions being Denmark and Cyprus where the indicator increased although by only 0.1 year. In 2019 life expectancy at birth increased in 25 EU Member States compared to the previous year, the exceptions being Greece and Cyprus. The largest decreases of total life expectancy at birth (males and females) were recorded in Latvia and Slovakia (both -2.4 compared with 2020) followed by Bulgaria (-2.2). In 2021 in most Member States there was a significant decrease in life expectancy (see Table 1 and Table 2). Figure 2: Life expectancy at birth, EU, 2002-2021 ![]()
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