Life expectancy has been shown to vary across EU Member States by 14.2 years for men and 8.3 years for women (Eurostat figures for 2007 and 2010 respectively), says the resolution, which was drafted by Edite Estrela (S&D, PT) and adopted by 379 votes to 228 with 49 abstentions.
Dzīves ilgums ES dalībvalstīs ir atšķirīgs, un Latvijā tas ir viens no zemākajiem - 68,14 gadi vīriešiem (2009.gads) un sievietēm 78,05 gadi (2009.gds).