In 2023, the EU reported 63.3 healthy years for women and 62.8 for men at birth, indicating a significant portion of life is spent in poor health. Malta, Italy, and Sweden had the longest healthy life spans for men, while women in Malta, Bulgaria, and Italy fared best. Latvia, Estonia, and Slovakia had the lowest healthy years for men, and Latvia, Denmark, and Finland for women. Overall life expectancy is 84 years for women and nearly 79 for men, with women generally experiencing more years of healthy life in 17 EU countries. Teljes cikk (Euronews.com)