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This indicator refers to Healthy Life Years (HLY) at 65 which measures the number of years that a person aged 65 years is expected to live in a healthy condition. HLY is a health expectancy indicator which combines information on mortality and morbidity.
The data used are the age-specific prevalence proportions of the population in healthy and unhealthy conditions and age-specific mortality information. A healthy condition is defined by the absence of limitations in functioning and disability. The indicator is calculated separately for males and females. The indicator is also called disability-free life expectancy (DFLE).
Healthy Life Years is calculated using data on the prevalence of healthy and unhealthy conditions from the Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) and mortality data from Vital Statistics publications. In 2020, the SILC methodology was revised due to the introduction of Regulation 2019/1700 resulting in a break in series. The SILC measure used in the calculation of Healthy Life Years is not considered to be impacted by the break in series, but caution should be applied when comparing data pre and post 2020 for this indicator.
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