Years Lived in Ill Health: Wow!

[Tabetha]

I just came across some alarming but thought provoking statistics on Nationmaster about the number of years a person on average could face in ill health (by country).

Apparently, although women tend to outlive men, they often spend more years ill/handicapped/etc. then men do before they die.

This also means that those of us here who are female especially need to make contingency plans for our older years.

Here's a few highlights...

United States
Male Years Ill 8 / Life Expectancy at Birth 75.15 years
Female Years Ill 10.7 / Life Expectancy at Birth 80.97

Canada
Male Years Ill 8.4 years / Life Expectancy at Birth 76.98 years
Female Years Ill 10.4 years / Life Expectancy at Birth 83.86 years

United Kingdom
Male Years Ill 6.6 years / Life Expectancy at Birth 76.23 years
Female Years Ill 9 years / Life Expectancy at Birth 81.3 years

New Zealand
Male Years Ill 6.9 years / Life Expectancy at Birth 75.97 years
Female Years Ill 9.4 years / Life Expectancy at Birth 82.08 years

Japan
Male Years Ill 6.5 years / Life Expectancy at Birth 78.67 years
Female Years Ill 8.9 years / Life Expectancy at Birth 85.56 years


Statistics from:

Female Statistics on Years Spent in Ill Health Around the World

Male Statistics on Years Spent in Ill Health Around the World

Life Expectancy at Birth Around the World: Male

Life Expectancy at Birth Around the World: Female