[Regional differences and trends in healthy life expectancy in Germany].

ABSTRACT:

Background

Against the background of increasing life expectancy, the question arises in which state of health the additional years of life are spent. The aim of this study is to assess for the first time regional differences in healthy life expectancy for Germany.

Methods

The concept of healthy life expectancy allows for the combination of regional differences in health status and mortality in a single measure. This article uses the concept of partial healthy life expectancy. We use official data on deaths and population numbers to calculate abridged life tables. Data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) are used to determine the age- and sex-specific prevalences of health status. Regional differences are analyzed from 2002 to 2019 by dividing Germany into four regions (Nort

SUBMITTER: Loichinger E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11636762 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature