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EU life
Expectancy Increases, Says Survey
From Ireland Online
September 9, 2003
Life
expectancy in Europe has increased by eight years since 1960, a new survey
shows today.
The average life expectancy is now 75 for men and 81 for women – about
one year more than the average in America.
The 200 page dossier, The Social Situation in Europe 2003, shows how the
EU population is ageing: the over-65s now represent 16% of the total
population, and the under-15s account for 17%.
The most dramatic change in prospect is that the number of “very old”
people - those over 80 – will rise by almost 50% in the next 15 years.
Families are becoming less stable and households smaller, says the report.
In 2001 there were only five marriages per 1,000 inhabitants in the 15 EU
countries compared with almost eight in 1970.
Across the EU, the most common causes of death are heart attacks and
strokes - 45% of women and 38% of men die from them.
Cancer is the second most common cause, accounting for about a quarter of
all deaths – 29% for men and 23% for women.
The third biggest cause, accounting for 9% of all deaths, is diseases of
the respiratory system.
Road accidents, suicide and murder account for 6.3% of all male deaths and
3.6% of deaths among women.
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