Table 1.

Development of average life expectancy at birth (e₀) and further life expectancy at age 65 (e₆₅) in the former East and West German federal states by sex

Source: Vital statistics [17]

	Women				Men
	1991/1993	1999/2001	2007/2009	2015/2017	1991/1993	1999/2001	2007/2009	2015/2017
e0
Germany	79.01	81.07	82.53	83.18	72.47	75.00	77.33	78.36
East German federal states	77.18	80.53	82.37	83.22	69.86	73.69	76.27	77.25
West German federal states	79.48	80.72	82.57	83.17	73.11	75.43	77.58	78.61
Difference	-2.30	-0.19	-0.20	0.05	-3.25	-1.74	-1.31	-1.36
e65
Germany	18.02	19.44	20.52	21.00	14.34	15.79	17.22	17.80
East German federal states	16.69	18.90	20.20	21.05	13.26	15.17	16.75	17.44
West German federal states	18.35	19.59	20.60	20.99	14.58	15.92	17.32	17.89
Difference	-1.66	-0.69	-0.40	0.06	-1.32	-0.75	-0.57	-0.45