A Review of the Types and Characteristics of Healthy Life Expectancy and Methodological Issues [PDF]
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2022 An index that evaluates the health level of a population group considering both death and loss of function due to disease is called a summary measure of population health (SMPH).
Young-Eun Kim +3 more
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Multi-country clustering-based forecasting of healthy life expectancy. [PDF]
Qual Quant, 2023 Healthy life expectancy (HLE) is an indicator that measures the number of years individuals at a given age are expected to live free of disease or disability. HLE forecasting is essential for planning the provision of health care to elderly populations and appropriately pricing Long Term Care insurance products.
Levantesi S +3 more
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ICT, health expenditures, and healthy life expectancy: empirical evidence from the Sub-Saharan African states [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthBackground/ObjectivesLife expectancy (LE) is one of the most commonly used measures to describe the health of a population, which is crucial for achieving progress in economic growth and development.
Muhammet Ali Köroğlu, Yilmaz Bayar
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Inequalities in healthy life expectancy by Federated States [PDF]
Revista de Saúde Pública, 2017 OBJECTIVES To estimate the healthy life expectancy at 60 years by sex and Federated States and to investigate geographical inequalities by socioeconomic status.
Célia Landmann Szwarcwald +5 more
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Changes and trends in mortality, disability-adjusted life years, life expectancy, and healthy life expectancy in China from 1990 to 2021: a secondary analysis of the global burden of disease 2021 [PDF]
Archives of Public HealthBackground The aging population in China is increasingly evident, leading to a shift in the patterns of disease burden. This study aims to investigate changes and trends in mortality, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), life expectancy (LE), and ...
Xuelin Cheng +7 more
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Impact of musculoskeletal disorders on healthy life expectancy in Japan [PDF]
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021 Background Musculoskeletal disorders are a key cause of morbidity in elderly people. How musculoskeletal disorders relate to healthy life expectancy remain elusive.
Yoshihiro Ritsuno +8 more
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Correlates of healthy life expectancy in low- and lower-middle-income countries [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2018 Background Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth is an important indicator of health status and quality of life of a country’s population. However, little is known about the determinants of HALE as yet globally or even country-specific level.
Md Shariful Islam +6 more
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Gender differences in healthy life expectancy among Brazilian elderly [PDF]
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2014 BACKGROUND: This study examined gender differences in healthy life expectancy (HLE) and unhealthy life expectancy (UHLE) among people aged 60 years or older living in a large Brazilian city.
Ana Belon +2 more
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Life expectancy, healthy life expectancy, and inequalities in Hong Kong, 2007-2020. [PDF]
Lancet Reg Health West Pac, 2023 Minton J, Wyper GM.
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Healthy life expectancy: comparison of OECD countries in 2001
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2003 Objectives: To compare average levels of population health for Australia and other OECD countries in 2001. Methods: Healthy life expectancies (HALE) for OECD countries for 2001 are based on analysis of mortality data for OECD countries, country‐specific ...
Colin D. Mathers +7 more
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