Table 2.
Total Life Expectancy and Disability-free Life Expectancy by Age and Sex, England and the United States (2002–2013)
| Total life expectancy | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England (ELSA) Years (95% CI) | United States (HRS) Years (95% CI) | England (ELSA) Years (95% CI) | United States (HRS) Years (95% CI) | |
| Age 50 | 31.3 (30.7; 31.8) | 31.5 (31.0; 31.9) | 34.8 (34.2; 35.4) | 34.7 (34.2; 35.2) |
| Age 60 | 22.2 (21.6; 22.6) | 22.7 (22.3; 23.1) | 25.5 (24.9; 26.0) | 25.5 (25.0; 25.9) |
| Age 70 | 14.2 (13.8; 14.6) | 15.0 (14.7; 15.3) | 16.9 (16.5; 17.4) | 17.4 (17.0; 17.7) |
| Age 80 | 8.1 (7.9; 8.5) | 9.1 (8.8; 9.4) | 10.3 (10.0; 10.6) | 10.7 (10.4; 11.0) |
| Disability-free life expectancy | ||||
| Age 50 | 26.9 (26.4; 27.4) | 27.2 (26.7; 27.7) | 28.5 (27.9; 29.0) | 28.6 (28.0; 28.9) |
| Age 60 | 18.1 (17.6; 18.5) | 18.8 (18.5; 19.1) | 19.6 (19.1; 20.1) | 19.5 (19.1; 19.9) |
| Age 70 | 10.8 (10.4; 11.2) | 11.5 (11.2; 11.8) | 11.6 (11.3; 12.1) | 12.0 (11.7; 12.4) |
| Age 80 | 5.5 (5.2; 5.9) | 6.2 (5.9; 6.4) | 6.2 (5.9; 6.5) | 6.2 (5.9; 6.6) |
Note: CI = Confidence interval; ELSA = English Longitudinal Study of Ageing; HRS = Health and Retirement Study.