Title
Dependence- and Disability-Free Life Expectancy Across Eight Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A 10/66 Study
Date Issued
01 June 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Prina A.M.
Wu Y.T.
Kralj C.
Acosta D.
Acosta I.
Huang Y.
Jotheeswaran A.T.
Jimenez-Velazquez I.Z.
Liu Z.
Llibre Rodriguez J.J.
Salas A.
Sosa A.L.
Prince M.
Publisher(s)
SAGE Publications Inc.
Abstract
Objective: The objective of this study was to estimate healthy life expectancies in eight low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), using two indicators: disability-free life expectancy (DFLE) and dependence-free life expectancy (DepFLE). Method: Using the Sullivan method, healthy life expectancy was calculated based on the prevalence of dependence and disability from the 10/66 cohort study, which included 16,990 people aged 65 or above in China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, India, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela, and country-specific life tables from the World Population Prospects 2017. Results: DFLE and DepFLE declined with older age across all sites and were higher in women than men. Mexico reported the highest DFLE at age 65 for men (15.4, SE = 0.5) and women (16.5, SE = 0.4), whereas India had the lowest with (11.5, SE = 0.3) in men and women (11.7, SE = 0.4). Discussion: Healthy life expectancy based on disability and dependency can be a critical indicator for aging research and policy planning in LMICs.
Start page
401
End page
409
Volume
32
Issue
June 5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Geriatría, Gerontología
Estudios urbanos
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85060924439
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Aging and Health
ISSN of the container
08982643
Sponsor(s)
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by grants from the Welcome Trust Health Consequences of Population Change Programme (GR066133—Prevalence phase in Cuba and Brazil; GR08002—Incidence phase in Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and China), WHO (India, Dominican Republic, and China), the U.S. Alzheimer’s Association (IIRG-04-1286—Peru, Mexico and Argentina), FONACIT/CDCH/UCV (Venezuela), the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme [grant agreement 635316-ATHLOS]. Matthew Prina was supported by the MRC (grant number: MR/K021907/1). The funding institutions were not involved in the study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data, the writing of the paper nor had any involvement in the decision to submit the paper for publication.
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