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

Table 2 Health inequalities between Member States within the EU measured by HLY gap, 2008 and projections under different scenarios for 2020

Males	2008			2020			Difference 2008-2020
Males	HLY gap	Lowest HLY	Highest HLY	HLY gap	Lowest HLY	Highest HLY	HLY gap
Compression	17.7	51.5 LV	69.2 SE	16.3	54.3 LU	70.6 SE	−1.4
Expansion	17.7	51.5 LV	69.2 SE	17.7	51.5 LV	69.2 SE	0.0
Dynamic Eq	17.7	51.5 LV	69.2 SE	16.8	53.6 LU	70.4 SE	−0.9
Females	2008			2020			Difference 2008-2020
Females	HLY gap	Lowest HLY	Highest HLY	HLY gap	Lowest HLY	Highest HLY	HLY gap
Compression	19.6	52.3 SK	71.9 MT	18.4	54.3 SK	72.7 MT	−1.2
Expansion	19.6	52.3 SK	71.9 MT	19.6	52.3 SK	71.9 MT	0.0
Dynamic Eq	19.6	52.3 SK	71.9 MT	18.9	53.6 SK	72.5 MT	−0.7

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