This indicator shows life expectancy in good health at birth for men and women. It therefore measures the number of years a person can expect to live in a good or very good state of health.
In terms of integration, the aim is to increase life expectancy in good health at birth.
At birth, women with Swiss citizenship have a higher life expectancy in good health than their male counterparts. Meanwhile, the opposite is observed for foreign nationals. The gap between people with Swiss and foreign citizenships is greater for women than for men.
Over the course of the period studied, life expectancy in good health at birth increased in all the population groups. The greatest increase can be seen among women with a foreign citizenship, while the lowest is among men, regardless of their nationality.
Life expectancy in good health: is determined by life expectancy at specific ages and by the proportion of people who, at these specific ages, say that they are in good or poor health. The concept of life expectancy in good health therefore takes into account not only the length of life but also the quality of health in the life years that have passed.
To calculate life expectancy in good health, we use the method developed by Sullivan (1971). The following basic data are required:
