Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion

Healthy life years

Indicator name Healthy life years
Code HC-P5a
Type (EU indicator/ NAT - national indicator) NAT
Detailed definition Number of years that a person is expected to live in a healthy condition, i.e. the number of years of life free of any activity limitation (also called disability – free life expectancy). Based on self-perceived limitations in daily activities.
Breakdowns Gender Age: at birth, at 45, at 65
Comments/ Policy relevance To be interpreted jointly with life expectancy
Source Eurostat
SPC portfolio section Health and LTC - access and inequalities

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