Global health inequality: analyses of life disparity and healthy life disparity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alongside average health measures, namely, life expectancy (LE) and healthy life expectancy (HLE), we sought to investigate the inequality in lifespan and healthy lifespan at the worldwide level with an alternative indicator.

Methods

Using data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2019, we evaluated the global distribution of life disparity (LD) and healthy life disparity (HLD) for 204 countries and territories in 2019 by sex and socio-demographic index (SDI), and also explored the relationships between average and variation health indicators.

Results

Substantial gaps in all observed health indicators were found across SDI quintiles. For instance, in 2019, for low SDI, female LE and HLE were 67.3 years (95% confidence interva

SUBMITTER: Zheng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10990531 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature