According to data released by Statistics Estonia on Thursday, both the life expectancy and disability-free life expectancy in Estonia fell last year.Should this trend continue, it’s possible that the pension age won’t continue to increase, but rather decrease instead.
Life expectancy, which previously interested primarily those involved in public health, is something middle-aged people should monitor as well, as the pension age in Estonia will soon be linked to life expectancy.
“In 2021, life expectancy in Estonia stood at 77.2 years, including 73.8 years for men and 81.4 years for women,” said Eveli Voolens, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia.”If we look at the data, life expectancy has fallen for both men and women, and slipped back to levels we last saw eight years ago.
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