Figure 1.

(A) Definition of the healthy life expectancy (HLE) measure. The figure illustrates the three possible health states considered, based on self-perceived health status and mortality data, and the four possible transitions between the different states. (B) Definition of the chronic disease-free life expectancy (CDFLE) measure. The figure illustrates the three possible health states considered, based on data on chronic diseases (including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, lung disease and cancer) from self-reports or registers and mortality, and the three possible transitions between the different states.