Happy Life Years (HLY) is a measure of is how long and happy the average citizen of a country lives. Other names for the same are ‘Happiness Adjusted Life Expectancy and Well-being Years (Wellby’s). This concept is discussed in Veenhoven, R. Happy life-expectancy. A comprehensive measure of quality-of-life in nations Social Indicators Research, 1996, vol. 39, pp. 1-58
Computation: HLY = 0-1 M * LE, where: M is mean happiness and LE is life expectancy at birth in the country in a year

Description	Code (1)	Nation	Since	Source Trend average happiness in nations Trend life expectancy in nations
Computed from M-ls4_at and LE_at	HLY_at	Austria	1995
Computed from M-ls4_be and LE_be	HLY_be	Belgium	1973
Computed from M-ls4_bg and LE_bg	HLY_bg	Bulgaria	2001
Computed from M-ls4_de and LE_de	HLY_de	Germany (re-united)	1991
Computed from M-ls4_dee and LE_dee	HLY_dee	Germany (former East)	1990
Computed from M-ls4_dew and LE_dew	HLY_dew	Germany (former West)	1973
Computed from M-ls4_dk and LE_dk	HLY_dk	Denmark	1973
Computed from M-ls4_eu7 and LE_eu7	HLY-eu7	EU-7	1973
Computed from M-ls4_eu8 and LE_eu8	HLY_eu8	EU-8	1973
Computed from M-ls4_eu9 and LS_eu9	HLY_eu9	EU-9 (2)	1973
Computed from M-ls4_eu12 and LE_eu12	HLY_eu12	EU12	1985
Computed from M-ls4_fi and LE_fi	HLY_fi	Finland	1995
Computed from M-ls4_fr and LE_fr	HLY_fr	France	1973
Computed from M-ls4_gr and LE_gr	HLY_gr	Greece	1981
Computed from M-ls4_ie and LE_ie	HLY_ie	Ireland	1973
Computed from M-ls4_it and LE_it	HLY_it	Italy	1973
Computed from M-ls45_jp and LE_jp	HLY_jp	Japan	1958
Computed from M-ls11_kr and LE_kr	HLY_kr	Korea (South)	1981
Computed from M-ls4_lv and LE_lv	HLY_lv	Latvia	2001
Computed from M-ls4_lt and LE_lt	HLY_lt	Lithuania	2001
Computed from M-ls4_lu and LE_lu	HLY_lu	Luxembourg	1973
Computed from M-ls4_nl and LE_nl	HLY_nl	Netherlands	1973
Computed from M-ls4_pt and LE_pt	HLY_pt	Portugal	1985
Computed from M-ls5_ru and LE_ru	HLY_ru	Russia	1989
Computed from M-ls4_sp and LE_sp	HLY_sp	Spain	1985
Computed from M-ls4_se and LE_se	HLY_se	Sweden	1995
Computed from M-ls4_uk and LE_uk	HLY_uk	UK (Great Britain)	1973
Computed from M-hl3_us and LE_us	HLY_us	USA	1946
Computed from M-mix_us and LE_us	HLY_us	USA-mix	1946

1) Variable codes consist of two elements:
– HLY for Happy Life Years in the nation
– Nation code (two digit ISO code e.g., ‘be’ for Belgium)

2) Weighted average: EU-9 (2015) = Belgium x 0.036 + Denmark x 0,018 + France x 0,213 + West-Gernamy x 0,260 + Ireland x 0,015 + Italy x 0,195 + Luxemburg x 0,002 + Netherlands x 0,054 + UK x 0,208

Same variable in data file ‘States of Nations’ Happy Life Years