Table 3.
Average Expectancies at Age 60, by Country and Sex, Based on Data From the Costa Rican Study on Longevity and Health Aging, the Mexican Health and Aging Study, and the Health and Retirement Study
| Country | Sex | Destination state | Average expectancy | Lower 95% CI | Upper 95% CI | % of total life expectancya |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | Male | 0 disease | 6.2 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 25.6 |
| 1 disease | 6.6 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 26.9 | ||
| Disability-free multimorbidity | 6.0 | 5.1 | 6.9 | 24.8 | ||
| Disabling multimorbidity | 5.5 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 22.7 | ||
| Multimorbidity-free life expectancy | 12.8 | 11.1 | 14.5 | 52.5 | ||
| Multimorbid life expectancy | 11.5 | 9.3 | 13.8 | 47.5 | ||
| Life expectancy | 24.3 | 22.9 | 25.8 | 100.0 | ||
| Female | 0 disease | 2.5 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 9.9 | |
| 1 disease | 7.5 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 29.9 | ||
| Disability-free multimorbidity | 6.6 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 26.1 | ||
| Disabling multimorbidity | 8.6 | 7.2 | 10.0 | 34.2 | ||
| Multimorbidity-free life expectancy | 10.0 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 39.8 | ||
| Multimorbid life expectancy | 15.2 | 12.9 | 17.4 | 60.2 | ||
| Life expectancy | 25.1 | 23.3 | 26.9 | 100.0 | ||
| Mexico | Male | 0 disease | 4.9 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 21.4 |
| 1 disease | 6.6 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 28.7 | ||
| Disability-free multimorbidity | 7.0 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 30.5 | ||
| Disabling multimorbidity | 4.4 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 19.4 | ||
| Multimorbidity-free life expectancy | 11.5 | 10.2 | 12.8 | 50.1 | ||
| Multimorbid life expectancy | 11.4 | 9.8 | 13 | 49.9 | ||
| Life expectancy | 22.9 | 21.8 | 24 | 100.0 | ||
| Female | 0 disease | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 9.9 | |
| 1 disease | 5.6 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 22.1 | ||
| Disability-free multimorbidity | 9.3 | 8.6 | 9.9 | 36.6 | ||
| Disabling multimorbidity | 7.9 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 31.3 | ||
| Multimorbidity-free life expectancy | 8.1 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 32.1 | ||
| Multimorbid life expectancy | 17.2 | 15.6 | 18.8 | 67.9 | ||
| Life expectancy | 25.4 | 24.4 | 26.3 | 100.0 | ||
| United States | Male | 0 disease | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 6.8 |
| 1 disease | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 15.3 | ||
| Disability-free multimorbidity | 11.9 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 57.0 | ||
| Disabling multimorbidity | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 20.9 | ||
| Multimorbidity-free life expectancy | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 22.1 | ||
| Multimorbid life expectancy | 16.3 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 77.9 | ||
| Life expectancy | 20.8 | 20.5 | 21.2 | 100.0 | ||
| Female | 0 disease | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 5.6 | |
| 1 disease | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 14.1 | ||
| Disability-free multimorbidity | 11.1 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 48.1 | ||
| Disabling multimorbidity | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 32.2 | ||
| Multimorbidity-free life expectancy | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 19.7 | ||
| Multimorbid life expectancy | 18.5 | 18.1 | 19.1 | 80.3 | ||
| Total life expectancy | 23.1 | 22.8 | 23.4 | 100.0 |
Notes: CI = Confidence interval.
aThe percent of total life expectancy calculated here is based on unrounded average expectancies and thus may differ slightly from percentages based on the rounded average expectancies presented in the table.