Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health was 75.5 Year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2004–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 75.5 Year for healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 75.5 Year in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.4 Year, in 2005.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 70.6 Year | — |
| 2005 | 70.4 Year | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 70.7 Year | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 71.1 Year | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 72 Year | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 72.2 Year | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 72.7 Year | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 72.8 Year | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 72.9 Year | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 73.3 Year | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 73.7 Year | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 73.7 Year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 74.7 Year | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 74.9 Year | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 75 Year | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.3 Year | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 74.5 Year | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 74.3 Year | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 74.8 Year | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 75.3 Year | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 75.5 Year | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.17 Year | 70.4 Year | 72.2 Year | 6 |
| 2010s | 73.9 Year | 72.7 Year | 75.3 Year | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.88 Year | 74.3 Year | 75.5 Year | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
More health data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 3.5 Rate (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 12,876 Number (2022)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 4.3 Rate (2023)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 16,837 Number (2023)
- Life expectancy by age and sex 81.5 Year (2024)
- Hospital beds by function and type of care 2.28 million Number (2024)
- Health graduates - historical data 64,888 Number (2020)
- Expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit 1.36 million Million euro (2023)
- Hospital beds by type of care - historical data 2.38 million Number (2019)
- Self-perceived health by sex, age and educational attainment level 50.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 75.5 Year in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5 Year in 2024.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4 Year in 2005.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2024.
- Is healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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