Gender differences in life expectancy free of depressive symptoms in Chile between 2003 and 2016.

ABSTRACT: The aim of the study was to analyze gender differences in life expectancy free of depressive symptoms among the adult population in Chile between 2003 and 2016. The Sullivan method was used to estimate the total and marginal life expectancy, based on prevalence data from the National Health Survey (2003, 2010 and 2016), and abridged life tables for the Chilean population. There was a compression of morbidity among middle-aged men during the first period and among younger and older women during the last one. Men at all ages could expect to live a higher proportion of their lives without depressive symptoms during the whole period. The gender gap in the proportion of life expectancy free of depressive symptoms reached 10 percent points or more, considering almost all ages and periods. Unempl

SUBMITTER: Moreno X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10882180 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature