# Healthy life years at 65

Number of further years a person aged 65 can expect to live without an activity limitation due to health problems, if current mortality and current rates of reported limitation persist. Both sexes.

## Key facts

- Healthy life years at 65 in the European Union (27) was 10.3 years in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- Sweden had the highest healthy life years at 65 of 26 EU countries in 2024, at 14.2 years, and Latvia the lowest, at 4.2 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 28 places, with figures from 2004 to 2024.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-18.

- Indicator id: `healthy_life_years_at_65`
- Unit: years
- Note: Combines mortality with the share of people who report being limited for at least six months in activities people usually do because of a health problem (the EU-SILC global activity limitation question). Not the same as the WHO healthy life expectancy (healthy_life_expectancy), which uses a different method. Values depend on how people answer the survey question in each country, so differences between countries partly reflect culture and wording.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/healthy-life-years-at-65
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/healthy_life_years_at_65

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | years | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| European Union (27) | 2024 | 10.3 | Eurostat. Healthy life years in absolute value at 65, total (hlth_hlye). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_hlye/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18. |

## Rankings

- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/healthy-life-years-at-65/eu-countries.md) (27 places)