LIFE EXPECTANCY. The retirement age is postponed in the new reform presented by Elisabeth Borne on January 10, 2023. Until what age is one in good health in France? In Europe ? Definition and male/female figures of fit life expectancy.
The pension reform was unveiled on January 10, 2023 at a press conference conducted by Elisabeth BornePrime Minister of Emmanuel’s government Macron. According to the statements of the Executive, thelegal retirement age will be 64 in 2030 (against 62 years today) and it will be necessary to have 43 years old from 2027 instead of 2035 for a full pension. Many French people will therefore have to work longer. From headlight indicators and recurring debates on the retirement age: healthy life expectancyreleased each year by the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE). This indicator is important for defining the retirement age because it allows us to know whether, overall, we can expect be in good health to enjoy your retirement. What is the exact definition ? To what age in France ? In the other European countries ?
Definition: what is life expectancy in good health?
The “healthy life expectancy”, also called “disability-free life expectancy” or “health expectancy” is a social indicator which concerns the national well-being. It corresponds the number of years a person can expect to live without suffering from a disability in the activities of daily livingdefines the Department of Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics (the Dres) which depends on the Ministry of Health. the term has been talked about for years 1960. This indicator is taken into account in particular in evaluation of public policies. It is one of the indicators selected to monitor the implementation and achievement of the sustainable development objectives of theUN 2030 Agenda. The Director-General of the WHO in 1997 (when “disability-free” life expectancy became part of the work of the European Commission and the OECD), Dr Hiroshi Nakajima, stated that “healthy life expectancy is more important than life expectancy [car] without quality of life, increased longevity is of little value“can we read on the site of the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE).
What is the age of life expectancy in good health for men in France?
According to 2019 data (updated in April 2021) from INSEE based on calculations by the European Statistical Organization Eurostatthe age of healthy life expectancy in men is 63.7 years in France.
What is the age of life expectancy in good health for women in France?
According to 2019 data (updated in April 2021) from INSEE based on Eurostat calculations, the age of life expectancy in good health for women is 64.6 years in France.
What is the life expectancy in good health in Europe?
| Country | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 65.4 | 67.1 |
| Austria | 56.7 | 58 |
| Belgium | 62.1 | 62.8 |
| Bulgaria | 64.4 | 68.4 |
| Cyprus | 62.1 | 63 |
| Croatia | 56.4 | 58.5 |
| Denmark | 59 | 58.8 |
| Spain | 69.4 | 70.4 |
| Estonia | 53.9 | 57.7 |
| Finland | 57.7 | 54.8 |
| France | 63.7 | 64.6 |
| Greece | 65.6 | 66.4 |
| Hungary | 60.7 | 62.8 |
| Ireland | 68.6 | 70.5 |
| Italy | 68.1 | 68.6 |
| Latvia | 52.2 | 54.1 |
| Lithuania | 56 | 59.1 |
| Luxemburg | 63.2 | 61.9 |
| Malta | 72.9 | 73.5 |
| Netherlands | 62.5 | 59.4 |
| Poland | 60.9 | 64.1 |
| Portugal | 60.6 | 57.8 |
| Czech Republic | 61.7 | 62.6 |
| Romania | 59.9 | 60.6 |
| Slovakia | 56 | 56.3 |
| Slovenia | 60.8 | 61.2 |
| Sweden | 73.8 | 72.7 |
| Europe of 27 | 64.2 | 65.1 |
Source Eurostat , Eurostat method applied to data from the European Union – Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU – SILC) survey / INSEE website.
Healthy life expectancy is calculated from comprehensive mortality data for a country, by sex and age. These data (from Drees, Insee, Eurostat, EurOhex) are then crossed with another parameter, that of the existence or not ofa pathology perceived as disabling over time by the affected person. This parameter is evaluated via a declarative survey which consists of answering “No”, “A little” or “Strongly” to the question “Have you been limited, for at least six months, because of a health problem, in the activities that people usually do?”. As a result, life expectancy in good health has limits since it is linked to a partly subjective assessment. In addition, healthy life expectancy would be calculated from a sample of only 16,000 respondents.
Sources: Directorate of Research, Studies, Evaluation and StatisticsMinistry of Solidarity and Health / INSEE: National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies,