The paper contains analyses of life expectancy mainly in the context of its relation to the level of individual's education. The data was referred to the specific Eurostat researches which take the above mentioned criterion of population's division into consideration. 14 EU countries (including Poland) and 2 countries, which are not in the EU territory, were included in the research. The project was carried out from 2007 to 2010. The life expectancy of 30‑year‑old individuals was examined,

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... ing that the first effects of investment in the human capital connected with education are revealed at this age (deliberations were set in the economic theory of the human capital). Keywords: human capital, investments in human capital, health in theory of human capital, education, life expectancy.