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Decomposition of Quality-Adjusted Life Expectancy Inequalities by Mortality and Health-Related Quality of Life Dimensions
BackgroundQuality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE) combines mortality risk and multidimensional health-related quality of life (HRQoL) information to...
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The socioeconomic distribution of life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in Chile
BackgroundLife expectancy (LE) has usually been used as a metric to monitor population health. In the last few years, metrics such as...
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Construction and evaluation of a practical model for measuring health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE) in China
BackgroundHALE is now a regular strategic planning indicator for all levels of the Chinese government. However, HALE measurements necessitate...
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Ethnic differences in disability-free life expectancy and disabled life expectancy in older adults in Chile
BackgroundAlthough about 10% of the Latin American population is indigenous, ethnic differences in disability-free life expectancy (DFLE) and life...
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Estimating life expectancy adjusted by self-rated health status in the United States: national health interview survey linked to the mortality
BackgroundLife expectancy is increasingly incorporated in evidence-based screening and treatment guidelines to facilitate patient-centered clinical...
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Flexible parametric methods for calculating life expectancy in small populations
BackgroundLife expectancy is a simple measure of assessing health differences between two or more populations but current life expectancy...
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Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) based COVID-19 health impact assessment: a systematic review
BackgroundThe emergence of COVID-19 has resulted in health, socio-economic, and political crises. The overall health impact of this disease can be...
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Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy of Korean registered disabled by disability type in 2014–2018: Korea National Rehabilitation Center database
BackgroundConducting a distinct comparison between the life expectancy (LE) and healthy life expectancy (HALE) of people with disabilities (PWDs) and...
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Widening Disparities in COVID-19 Mortality and Life Expectancy Among 15 Major Racial and Ethnic Groups in the United States, 2020–2021
Persistent and often widening racial/ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities in health have long existed in the US. Although racial/ethnic disparities...
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Changes in quality-adjusted life expectancy in Belgium, 2013 and 2018
IntroductionNo information is available in Belgium on life expectancy adjusted for health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Quality-adjusted life...
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Inequality in quality-adjusted life expectancy by educational attainment in Norway: an observational study
BackgroundHealth inequalities are often assessed in terms of life expectancy or health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Few studies combine both...
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Life expectancy, long-term care demand and dynamic financing mechanism simulation: an empirical study of Zhejiang Pilot, China
BackgroundChina has piloted Long-Term Care Insurance (LTCI) to address increasing care demand. However, many cities neglected adjusting LTCI premiums...
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The underwhelming German life expectancy
This article contributes to the discussion on the determinants of diverging life expectancy in high-income countries, with a focus on Germany. To...
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The Association Between Census Tract Healthy Food Accessibility and Life Expectancy in the United States
Accessibility of healthy food is an important predictor for several health outcomes, but its association with life expectancy is unclear. We...
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Cardiovascular health and life expectancy with and without cardiovascular disease in the middle-aged and elderly Chinese population
BackgroundHigh cardiovascular health (CVH) was associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and longer life expectancy. However,...
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Healthy lifestyle and longevity genetics associated with healthy life expectancy and years of life gained at age of 60 years: A prospective cohort study
AimTo investigate the relationships between healthy lifestyles, longevity genetics, and major chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and death, and...
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Socioeconomic differences in working life expectancy: a sco** review
BackgroundIn the last decade, interest in working life expectancy (WLE) and socioeconomic differences in WLE has grown considerably. However, a...
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Age- and cause-specific contributions to increase in life expectancy at birth in Korea, 2000–2019: a descriptive study
BackgroundKorea’s life expectancy at birth has consistently increased in the 21st century. This study compared the age and cause-specific...
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Cause-Specific Mortality and Racial Differentials in Life Expectancy, Chicago 2018–2019
BackgroundIn Chicago in 2018, the average life expectancy (ALE) for NH Blacks was 71.5 years, 9.1 fewer years than for NH Whites (80.6 years)....
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Variation in Receipt of Cancer Screening and Immunizations by 10-year Life Expectancy among U.S. Adults aged 65 or Older in 2019
ImportanceThe likelihood of benefit from a preventive intervention in an older adult depends on its time-to-benefit and the adult’s life expectancy....
