Data from Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency, shows that Spain tops the European Union in terms of life expectancy, with an impressive average of 84 years. This puts the country above the EU average of 81.5 years.
On the other hand, Romania ranks with the third lowest life expectancy in the EU, with an average of 76.6 years. In this ranking, Romania is preceded only by Latvia, with 75.9 years, and Bulgaria, with 75.8 years.
However, it is important to note that Romania recorded the highest increase in life expectancy between the years 2019 and 2023. The one-year increase in life expectancy during the mentioned period is an encouraging sign for the country. This development is also noted in other EU member states, such as Lithuania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg and Malta, which also experienced significant increases in life expectancy over the same period.
At the opposite pole are Austria and Finland, which recorded the biggest decreases in life expectancy (minus 0.4 years each), followed by Estonia and the Netherlands (minus 0.2 years), writes Agerpres.
Life expectancy of all EU countries
Spain (84 years), Italy (83.8 years), Malta (83.6), Sweden (83.4), Luxembourg (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), Austria (81.6) , Germany (81.2), Czech Republic (80); Estonia (78.8), Croatia (78.8), Poland (78.6), Slovakia (78.1), Lithuania (77.3), Hungary (76.9), Romania (76.6), Latvia (75.9) and Bulgaria (75.8).
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