Table 2.
Life expectancy at 65 years (LE65) and health expectancy at 65 years (HE65) among municipalities in Japan.
| Sex | Population size a | LE65 | HE65 | ||
| Mean ± S.D. | (range) | Mean ± S.D. | (range) | ||
| Men | Total | 17.56 ± 0.58 | (14.9 – 20.3) | 15.53 ± 0.52 | (13.13 – 17.39) |
| Small | 17.61 ± 0.59 | (15.0 – 19.8) | 15.56 ± 0.53 | (13.63 – 17.39) | |
| Medium | 17.46 ± 0.58 | (15.8 – 20.3) | 15.53 ± 0.51 | (13.48 – 17.08) | |
| Large | 17.58 ± 0.57 | (14.9 – 19.5) | 15.42 ± 0.49 | (13.13 – 16.84) | |
| Women | Total | 22.54 ± 0.68 | (20.1 – 27.2) | 18.01 ± 0.77 | (14.84 – 20.53) |
| Small | 22.64 ± 0.66 | (20.1 – 26.3) | 18.03 ± 0.78 | (14.83 – 20.53) | |
| Medium | 22.48 ± 0.72 | (20.2 – 27.3) | 18.09 ± 0.77 | (15.45 – 20.11) | |
| Large | 22.40 ± 0.57 | (20.6 – 24.5) | 17.62 ± 0.62 | (14.84 – 18.94) | |
a Population size: total = total municipalities (N = 3361); small = less than 10,000 (N = 1554), medium = 10,000 to 100,000 (N = 1469), large = more than 100,000 (N = 338)