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Table 2 Life expectancy at 65 years (LE65) and health expectancy at 65 years (HE65) among municipalities in Japan.

From: Municipal health expectancy in Japan: decreased healthy longevity of older people in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas

Sex

Population size a

LE65

HE65

  

Mean ± S.D.

(range)

Mean ± S.D.

(range)

Men

Total

17.56 ± 0.58

(14.9 – 20.3)

15.53 ± 0.52

(13.13 – 17.39)

 

Small

17.61 ± 0.59

(15.0 – 19.8)

15.56 ± 0.53

(13.63 – 17.39)

 

Medium

17.46 ± 0.58

(15.8 – 20.3)

15.53 ± 0.51

(13.48 – 17.08)

 

Large

17.58 ± 0.57

(14.9 – 19.5)

15.42 ± 0.49

(13.13 – 16.84)

Women

Total

22.54 ± 0.68

(20.1 – 27.2)

18.01 ± 0.77

(14.84 – 20.53)

 

Small

22.64 ± 0.66

(20.1 – 26.3)

18.03 ± 0.78

(14.83 – 20.53)

 

Medium

22.48 ± 0.72

(20.2 – 27.3)

18.09 ± 0.77

(15.45 – 20.11)

 

Large

22.40 ± 0.57

(20.6 – 24.5)

17.62 ± 0.62

(14.84 – 18.94)

  1. a Population size: total = total municipalities (N = 3361); small = less than 10,000 (N = 1554), medium = 10,000 to 100,000 (N = 1469), large = more than 100,000 (N = 338)