Record life expectancy in Spain, Europe
spain broke a record of Life expectancy in Europe. According to the data provided by the Statistical Office of the European Union (EU), our country, Maintains an average of 84 yearsA figure that has been at the forefront since 2009, except for the year when the Covid-19 pandemic struck.
Thus, it is three points higher than the continent’s average, which is 81.5 years. Above this last figure and just behind Spain Italy, in the second place, this figure is almost the same as that of our country, with 83.8 years; And Malta in third place At the age of 83.6 years. He is not the only one who exceeds the union’s average figure.
12 other countries also exceed the European average Of life expectancy. In this order, these countries are Luxembourg (83.4), Sweden (83.4), France (83.1), Belgium (82.5), Cyprus (82.5), Portugal (82.4), Netherlands (82), Slovenia (82), Denmark (81.9 ), Finland (81.7), Greece (81.6) and Austria (81.6). On the other hand, the matter is surprising Germany, first country below union averageWith a life expectancy of 81.2 years.
Bulgaria, in last place
On the contrary, in Bulgaria ranks last in terms of life expectancy, who is barely 76 years old (75.8 to be precise). According to the data, Latvia, Romania, Hungary, Lithuania, Estonia, Croatia, Poland and Slovakia have the largest number of people under 80 years of age. Eurostat,
overall life expectancy
Nevertheless, the increases occurred in Romania and Lithuania, countries with life expectancies below the European average, while the largest decreases occurred in Austria, Finland (both -0.4 years), Estonia and the Netherlands. Compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019, 18 EU countries experienced an increase in life expectancy in 2023, while 2 remained stable and 6 saw a decrease.According to the indicator.
According to United Nations Population DivisionAs Statista noted, life expectancy has increased from 46.5 years in 1950 to 71.7 years in 2022 and is expected to reach 77.3 years by 2050. The latest data known globally is from 2022 Japan is the country with the highest life expectancy in the worldThis is followed by Switzerland and Singapore.
follow the Diario AS Channel on WhatsAppWhere you will find all sports in one place: current news of the day, agenda with the latest news of the most important sporting events, the most outstanding images, opinions of the best AS brands, reports, videos, and from time to time some humor.