Overall, there are marginally more men than women in Europe, with the proportion of women increasing in older age categories. In 2005, there were approximately 15% more women than men among those aged 65-69 and almost two times more women than men aged over 80, leading to a total of 43% more women than men aged 65 and over (EUROSTAT 2008a, 2008b). In all European countries, life expectancy is greater for women than for men, with the largest gap between the sexes in Lithuania ( years) and the smallest in Iceland () (based on 2006 data). Eurostat predictions indicate that in.
