Preliminary harmonised estimates for life expectancy in 2022 based on weekly deaths data – 2023 edition

Having timely estimates of life expectancy has proven crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic. For this reason, since 2020 Eurostat has been providing early estimates of life expectancy using weekly deaths data before annual deaths data become available. This paper discusses the methodological approach used by Eurostat, the results obtained for the year 2022 and the accuracy of the previous exercise.

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ks-tc-23-005

La aportación de la UE al envejecimiento activo y a la solidaridad entre las generaciones
Luxemburgo: Oficina de Publicaciones de la Unión Europea, 2012
ISBN: 978-92-79-25124-5
Este folleto presenta la contribución de la Unión Europea (UE) a la agenda del envejecimiento activo y demuestra que, en esta materia, la UE es una fuerte aliada. Su objetivo consiste en inspirar esfuerzos más concretos en todos los Estados miembros para fomentar el envejecimiento activo, garantizando así que la solidaridad entre las generaciones pueda superar la prueba del envejecimiento de la población. [+]

Highly educated men and women likely to live longer
Statistics in focus. Population and social conditions 24/2010
Life expectancy by educational attainment.
Life expectancy by educational attainment is a very important indicator of socio-economic inequalities in health. Based on the available data for a selection of EU Member States and Norway, a systematic relationship between educational attainment and mortality can be observed: at any age, life expectancy is less among persons with the lowest educational attainment and increases with educational level. Large differences in life expectancy by educational attainment can be observed among Member States. Moreover, these differences are more pronounced for men than for women. [+]