text: people in eastern European and Baltic states have a life expectancy (at the age of 65) of less than 17 
  and up to 19.5 years, they all are under the average of 20.0 for the EU28. Some mixed results can be 
  observed for Germany, Belgium and Denmark, but clearly southern and northern countries as well as 
  France have the highest life expectancy. 
  
  **Regarding mortality and morbidity**, in 2019 at EU27 level the**main causes of death**were 
  cardiovascular diseases plus stroke and ischaemic diseases (35%), cancer (26%), respiratory diseases 
  (8%), and accidents and external causes (5%).192 