LIFE EXPECTANCY: A Brief International Comparison

Life expectancy and disparity: an international comparison of life table data

OBJECTIVES To determine the contribution of progress in averting premature deaths to the increase in life expectancy and the decline in lifespan variation. DESIGN International comparison of national life table data from the Human Mortality Database. SETTING 40 developed countries and regions, 1840-2009. POPULATION Men and women of all ages. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE We use two summary measu...

Factors Associated With Subjective Life Expectancy: Comparison With Actuarial Life Expectancy

OBJECTIVES Subjective life expectancy (SLE) has been found to show a significant association with mortality. In this study, we aimed to investigate the major factors affecting SLE. We also examined whether any differences existed between SLE and actuarial life expectancy (LE) in Korea. METHODS A cross-sectional survey of 1000 individuals in Korea aged 20-59 was conducted. Participants were as...

Life Expectancy

Methods for life expectancy and healthy life expectancy uncertainty analysis

Healthy life expectancy: comparison of OECD countries in 2001.

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 estimates of health state prevalences for 135 causes from the Global Burden of Disease 2000 study, and an analysis of 34 health surveys in 28 O...