Health expectancy; since 1981

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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.
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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
-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 14 June 2024:
Figures on 2023 have been added

Changes as of 19 January 2024:
In the calculation of life expectancy without psychological complaints, for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, incorrect prevalences of ill health were used for children up to 12 years of age. That has now been adjusted. The correction leads, for children, to lower estimates of life expectancy without psychological complaints. In addition, standard errors have been added for life expectancy without psychological complaints for the ages 0, 1 and 5 years.

When will new figures be published?
Third quarter of 2025.

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.