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List of European regions by life expectancy

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**Life Expectancy in European Regions:**

**France:**
– Average life expectancy: 82.9
– Highest region: Franche-Comté (85.9)
– Lowest region: French Guiana (77.2)
– Regions above 85: Languedoc-Roussillon, Auvergne, Limousin
– Regions below 80: Mayotte, French Guiana

**Germany:**
– Average life expectancy: 81.8
– Highest region: Upper Bavaria (84.7)
– Lowest region: Saxony-Anhalt (83.1)
– Regions above 84: Upper Bavaria, Tübingen, Stuttgart
– Regions below 80: Saarland, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

**Greece:**
– Average life expectancy: 83.1
– Highest region: Epirus (86.4)
– Lowest region: South Aegean (84.3)
– Regions above 85: Epirus, North Aegean
– Regions below 80: South Aegean, Western Macedonia

**Spain:**
– Asturias: 83.2 (male: 80.1, female: 86.2)
– Canary Islands: 83.5 (male: 80.9, female: 86.2)
– Murcia: 82.9 (male: 80.3, female: 85.4)
– Andalusia: 82.6 (male: 79.8, female: 85.3)
– Melilla: 81.4 (male: 78.8, female: 84.1)

**Bulgaria:**
– Southwest Region: 76.0
– South-Central Region: 75.6
– Northeast Region: 75.0
– Southeast Region: 74.5
– North-Central Region: 74.6

**Regional Life Expectancy Disparities:**
– France has the highest regional range (77.2 – 85.9)
– Germany has a narrower range (80.0 – 84.7)
– Greece has a moderate range (81.7 – 86.4)
– French regions generally have higher life expectancies than German regions
– Significant disparities in French overseas territories

**Trends in Life Expectancy:**
– France has higher life expectancy than Germany and Greece
– Southern regions in France and Greece have higher life expectancies
– Eastern regions in Germany and Greece show lower life expectancies
– French regions show more consistent patterns
Life expectancy in Germany varies widely across regions

Regions of European countries are listed by life expectancy in the following lists.

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