Health expectancy; since 1981

Changed on: 01/11/2024 02:00

Health expectancy; since 1981
Sex	Age (at December 31)	Type of figure	Periods	Life expectancy in perceived good health (years)
Total male and female	0 year	Percentage/average	2023	63.3
Total male and female	0 year	Standard errors	2023	0.3
Total male and female	1 year	Percentage/average	2023	63.0
Total male and female	1 year	Standard errors	2023	0.3
Total male and female	5 years	Percentage/average	2023	59.2
Total male and female	5 years	Standard errors	2023	0.3
Total male and female	10 years	Percentage/average	2023	54.3
Total male and female	10 years	Standard errors	2023	0.3
Total male and female	15 years	Percentage/average	2023	49.6
Total male and female	15 years	Standard errors	2023	0.3
Total male and female	20 years	Percentage/average	2023	45.2
Total male and female	20 years	Standard errors	2023	0.3
Total male and female	25 years	Percentage/average	2023	41.2
Total male and female	25 years	Standard errors	2023	0.3
Total male and female	30 years	Percentage/average	2023	37.2
Total male and female	30 years	Standard errors	2023	0.3
Total male and female	35 years	Percentage/average	2023	33.1
Total male and female	35 years	Standard errors	2023	0.3
Total male and female	40 years	Percentage/average	2023	29.1
Total male and female	40 years	Standard errors	2023	0.3
Total male and female	45 years	Percentage/average	2023	25.2
Total male and female	45 years	Standard errors	2023	0.3
Total male and female	50 years	Percentage/average	2023	21.7
Total male and female	50 years	Standard errors	2023	0.2
Total male and female	55 years	Percentage/average	2023	18.5
Total male and female	55 years	Standard errors	2023	0.2
Total male and female	60 years	Percentage/average	2023	15.4
Total male and female	60 years	Standard errors	2023	0.2
Total male and female	65 years	Percentage/average	2023	12.5
Total male and female	65 years	Standard errors	2023	0.2
Total male and female	70 years	Percentage/average	2023	9.7
Total male and female	70 years	Standard errors	2023	0.2
Total male and female	75 years	Percentage/average	2023	7.1
Total male and female	75 years	Standard errors	2023	0.2
Total male and female	80 years	Percentage/average	2023	4.7
Total male and female	80 years	Standard errors	2023	0.2
Male	0 year	Percentage/average	2023	64.1
Male	0 year	Standard errors	2023	0.5
Male	1 year	Percentage/average	2023	63.8
Male	1 year	Standard errors	2023	0.5
Male	5 years	Percentage/average	2023	60.1
Male	5 years	Standard errors	2023	0.4
Male	10 years	Percentage/average	2023	55.2
Male	10 years	Standard errors	2023	0.4
Male	15 years	Percentage/average	2023	50.4
Male	15 years	Standard errors	2023	0.4
Male	20 years	Percentage/average	2023	45.9
Male	20 years	Standard errors	2023	0.4
Male	25 years	Percentage/average	2023	41.7
Male	25 years	Standard errors	2023	0.4
Male	30 years	Percentage/average	2023	37.6
Male	30 years	Standard errors	2023	0.4
Male	35 years	Percentage/average	2023	33.4
Male	35 years	Standard errors	2023	0.4
Male	40 years	Percentage/average	2023	29.4
Male	40 years	Standard errors	2023	0.4
Male	45 years	Percentage/average	2023	25.2
Male	45 years	Standard errors	2023	0.4
Male	50 years	Percentage/average	2023	21.8
Male	50 years	Standard errors	2023	0.3
Male	55 years	Percentage/average	2023	18.5
Male	55 years	Standard errors	2023	0.3
Male	60 years	Percentage/average	2023	15.4
Male	60 years	Standard errors	2023	0.3
Male	65 years	Percentage/average	2023	12.5
Male	65 years	Standard errors	2023	0.3
Male	70 years	Percentage/average	2023	9.6
Male	70 years	Standard errors	2023	0.3
Male	75 years	Percentage/average	2023	7.0
Male	75 years	Standard errors	2023	0.3
Male	80 years	Percentage/average	2023	4.7
Male	80 years	Standard errors	2023	0.3
Female	0 year	Percentage/average	2023	62.4
Female	0 year	Standard errors	2023	0.5
Female	1 year	Percentage/average	2023	62.1
Female	1 year	Standard errors	2023	0.5
Female	5 years	Percentage/average	2023	58.3
Female	5 years	Standard errors	2023	0.5
Female	10 years	Percentage/average	2023	53.4
Female	10 years	Standard errors	2023	0.5
Female	15 years	Percentage/average	2023	48.7
Female	15 years	Standard errors	2023	0.5
Female	20 years	Percentage/average	2023	44.5
Female	20 years	Standard errors	2023	0.5
Female	25 years	Percentage/average	2023	40.7
Female	25 years	Standard errors	2023	0.4
Female	30 years	Percentage/average	2023	36.7
Female	30 years	Standard errors	2023	0.4
Female	35 years	Percentage/average	2023	32.8
Female	35 years	Standard errors	2023	0.4
Female	40 years	Percentage/average	2023	28.9
Female	40 years	Standard errors	2023	0.4
Female	45 years	Percentage/average	2023	25.2
Female	45 years	Standard errors	2023	0.4
Female	50 years	Percentage/average	2023	21.6
Female	50 years	Standard errors	2023	0.4
Female	55 years	Percentage/average	2023	18.4
Female	55 years	Standard errors	2023	0.3
Female	60 years	Percentage/average	2023	15.4
Female	60 years	Standard errors	2023	0.3
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

Table explanation

This table represents five variants of health expectancies:
-life expectancy in perceived good health.
-life expectancy without physical limitations.
-life expectancy without chronic morbidity.
-without psychological complaints (until 2023)
-life expectancy without GALI-limitations
In addition, figures of 'normal' life expectancy are included, so the figures of health expectancy can be related to them.
In the table, the data on health expectancy can be split into the following characteristics:
-sex (starting from the data of 2018, the category ‘total, men + women’ is added).
-age.

Using this table one can see the developments over time of health expectancies. For example it can be seen that morbidity free life expectancy of women shortened during the eighties and nineties.
In the same period the life expectancy free of moderate and severe limitations of men increased.

Data available from: 1981

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are definitive.

Changes as of November 1, 2024:
The 2023 figures on life expectancy without psychological complaints were missing standard errors for ages 0, 1 and 5. These have now been added. It is further explained that no new figures will be published about life expectancy without psychological complaints.

When will new figures be published?
The figures for 2024 will be published in the third quarter of 2025. The figures on 'Life expectancy without psychological complaints' will no longer be supplemented from statistical year 2024 (see Sources and Methods).

Description topics

Life expectancy in perceived good health: The number of years a person of a certain age can (still) expect to live in perceived good health.
The following survey question is used to calculate the life expectancy in perceived good health:
How is your health in general?
People answering 'good' or 'very good' are considered healthy.
The data of the years 1981 and 1982 have been repaired. More information about this repair can be found in the table explanation.