For men, Estonians experience their first health problems on average from the age of 59, making the country the worst performer. Conversely, Denmark has the best averages, with 73 years for men and 74 women.
Inserm researchers specify that France is in the European average, namely: 68 years for men and 69 years and 8 months for women.
According to the study, “these results are correlated with the gross domestic product (GDP) of the different countries and the average level of health expenditure incurred by states for the elderly. In general, a high GDP and health expenditure high levels are associated with better health in people after age 50. In men alone, long periods of unemployment (over 12 months), short studies and a low level of general education are also thought to be responsible for poorer health. in getting older”.
The data from this study are published in the journal The Lancet.