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Table 1 Life expectancy and healthy life years at birth within the European Union, 2008 and projections under different scenarios for 2020

From: European innovation partnership on active and healthy ageing: triggers of setting the headline target of 2 additional healthy life years at birth at EU average by 2020

Males

2008

2020

Difference 2008-2020

LE

HLY

HLY/LE%

LE

HLY

HLY/LE%

LE

HLY*

HLY/LE%**

Compression

74.9

60.6

80.8

77.0

62.6

81.3

2.1

2.0

0.5

Expansion

74.9

60.6

80.8

77.0

60.6

78.6

2.1

0.0

−2.2

Dynamic Eq

74.9

60.6

80.8

77.0

62.2

80.9

2.1

1.6

0.1

Females

2008

2020

Difference 2008-2020

LE

HLY*

HLY/LE%

LE

HLY

HLY/LE%

LE

HLY*

HLY/LE%**

Compression

81.4

61.8

75.9

83.0

63.2

76.4

1.6

1.4

0.5

Expansion

81.4

61.8

75.9

83.0

61.8

74.5

1.6

0.0

−1.4

Dynamic Eq

81.4

61.8

75.9

83.0

63.0

75.9

1.6

1.2

0.0

  1. EU average values of LE and HLY = simple mean of values of 27 EU members (2007 values for IT, BE and UK).
  2. *Difference in the HLY: gain/loss of number of years spent healthy.
  3. **Difference in the HLY/LE ratio: gain/loss in the proportion of remaining life spent healthy (HLY/LE%).