Table 1 Years difference in life expectancy (LE) and health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE) between females and males with and without diabetes (DM) for selected ages, Canada, 2004 -2006 ¹

At birth

Without DM

4.8*

2.4*

With DM

4.0*

2.1

At age 20

Without DM

4.7*

2.2*

With DM

4.3*

1.7

At age 55

Without DM

4.0*

1.9*

With DM

3.0*

1.4**

At age 80

Without DM

2.3*

1.0*

With DM

1.6**

1.5**