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. 2018 Dec;108(12):1582–1583. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304759

TABLE 1—

Comparisons Between the Netherlands and the United States in Different Components of Life Expectancy: 1990–2016

United States
Netherlands
Variable 1990 2000 2010 Change per Annum, Years Change per Annum, % 1993 2016 Change per Annum, Years Change per Annum, %
Men
Total LE at 65 y 15.1 16.1 17.7 +0.11 14.7 18.7 +0.17
LE without disability/not in poor health, % 49.1 53.5 +0.18 87.7 84.3 −0.15
LE with good cognition, % 66.5 70.6 +0.41 74.8 83.7 +0.39
Women
Total LE at 65 y 19.0 19.1 20.3 +0.06 19.2 21.4 +0.10
LE without disability/not in poor health, % 52.0 56.7 +0.24 61.7 61.1 −0.03
LE with good cognition, % 65.4 69.5 +0.59 69.9 84.4 +0.63

Note. LE = life expectancy. Data were derived from Deeg et al. (p. 1652) and Crimmins et al.1,2