Improvement in health expectancy at ages 50 and 65 in Denmark during the period 2004-2011
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Improvement in health expectancy at ages 50 and 65 in Denmark during the period 2004-2011. / Jeune, Bernard; Eriksen, Mette Lindholm; Andersen-Ranberg, Karen; Brønnum-Hansen, Henrik.
In: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 43, No. 3, 05.2015, p. 254-259.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Improvement in health expectancy at ages 50 and 65 in Denmark during the period 2004-2011
AU - Jeune, Bernard
AU - Eriksen, Mette Lindholm
AU - Andersen-Ranberg, Karen
AU - Brønnum-Hansen, Henrik
N1 - © 2015 the Nordic Societies of Public Health.
PY - 2015/5
Y1 - 2015/5
N2 - AIMS: In Denmark life expectancy (LE) has increased since 1995 after a long period of stagnation. Healthy life expectancy (HLE) at age 65 increased more than LE during the period 1987-2005. The aim of the study was to determine the trend in HLE in Denmark at ages 50 and 65 during the period 2004-2011.METHODS: The study was based on nationwide register data on mortality and data on health status from the SHARE surveys carried out in 2004/2005, 2006/2007 and 2010/2011. Expected lifetime in various health states was estimated by Sullivan's method. Changes from 2004 to 2011 were decomposed into contributions from changes in mortality and prevalence of activity limitations.RESULTS: During the period 2004-2011 LE increased by about 1 year at both age 50 and age 65. However, the increase in expected lifetime in self-rated good health, without long-term health problems and without activity limitations was even longer in both genders and it increased by 1.5-4.0 years depending on age, gender and health indicator. Consequently, expected lifetime in an unhealthy state decreased and the proportions of lifetime in a healthy state increased. The disability effect of the health gain was stronger than the mortality effect.CONCLUSIONS: In Denmark HLE increased substantially more than LE during the period 2004-2011 for all three health indicators at both age 50 and age 65, and for both genders. Thus, the improvement in health expectancy continued in Denmark in recent years.
AB - AIMS: In Denmark life expectancy (LE) has increased since 1995 after a long period of stagnation. Healthy life expectancy (HLE) at age 65 increased more than LE during the period 1987-2005. The aim of the study was to determine the trend in HLE in Denmark at ages 50 and 65 during the period 2004-2011.METHODS: The study was based on nationwide register data on mortality and data on health status from the SHARE surveys carried out in 2004/2005, 2006/2007 and 2010/2011. Expected lifetime in various health states was estimated by Sullivan's method. Changes from 2004 to 2011 were decomposed into contributions from changes in mortality and prevalence of activity limitations.RESULTS: During the period 2004-2011 LE increased by about 1 year at both age 50 and age 65. However, the increase in expected lifetime in self-rated good health, without long-term health problems and without activity limitations was even longer in both genders and it increased by 1.5-4.0 years depending on age, gender and health indicator. Consequently, expected lifetime in an unhealthy state decreased and the proportions of lifetime in a healthy state increased. The disability effect of the health gain was stronger than the mortality effect.CONCLUSIONS: In Denmark HLE increased substantially more than LE during the period 2004-2011 for all three health indicators at both age 50 and age 65, and for both genders. Thus, the improvement in health expectancy continued in Denmark in recent years.
U2 - 10.1177/1403494815569104
DO - 10.1177/1403494815569104
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 25712028
VL - 43
SP - 254
EP - 259
JO - Acta socio-medica Scandinavica
JF - Acta socio-medica Scandinavica
SN - 1403-4948
IS - 3
ER -
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