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1. Introduction

 1.1. Context 

 1.2. The EU legislative context 

2. Study objectives

3. Data and methods

 3.1. Technical characteristics of the health expectancy indicators 

 3.2. The European Health and Life Expectancy Information System 

 3.3. Healthy life year estimates by education level across European countries for men and women

 3.4. Estimated projections of life and healthy life years by education level

4. Results

 4.1. European life and health expectancies 

 4.2. Healthy life year estimates by education level 

 4.3 Data projections and estimates of healthy life expectancy by level of education 

5. Conclusions 

6. Policy options 

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Title : Promoting Healthy Ageing in the EU―Unravelling the Interplay Between Health and Socio-Demographic Factors

Publication : European Parliament, 2025 June (63 pages)

​URL : https://www.europarl.europa.eu/stoa/en/document/EPRS_STU(2025)765798