The survey covered EU-27, Croatia, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland.
Among European Union member countries, the number of years persons born in 2011 can expect to live in a healthy condition is highest in Malta (71 for women, 70 for men), Sweden (70 and 71), Greece and Ireland (67 for women and 66 for men), and lowest in Slovakia (52 for both sexes) and Slovenia (54 for both sexes).
In the majority of the member states, there was very little difference in the number of years women and men can expect to live without health limitations. In 2011, the biggest differences were found in Lithuania (5 more healthy life years for women) and in the Netherlands (5 more healthy life years for men).
At the age of 50, both women and men were expected to have more than 20 additional healthy life years in Sweden (26 years for women and 25 for men), Malta (23 years for both), Denmark (22 years for both), Luxembourg, Ireland, and the United Kingdom (all 22 and 21 years). The lowest additional healthy life years were estimated for women and men in Slovakia (10 years for both). In Croatia, women can expect another 16 healthy years and men 15.
At the age of 65, healthy life years were highest in Sweden (15 additional years for women and 14 for men) and lowest in Slovakia (3 and 4 years). In Croatia, women can expect another seven years and men another 7.3 years.