Contribution of specific diseases and injuries to changes in health adjusted life expectancy in 187 countries from 1990 to 2013: retrospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To quantify and compare the contribution of 306 diseases and injuries to the changes in health adjusted life expectancy at birth (HALE₀) between 1990 and 2013.

Design

Retrospective demographic analysis based on aggregated data and using life table technique, Sullivan method, and decomposition method for differences in health expectancy.

Setting

The globe, 21 regions, and 187 countries, covered in the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2013.

Main outcome measures

Cause specific contribution to changes in HALE₀ between 1990 and 2013 in terms of mortality effect, disability effect, and total effect.

Results

Between 1990 and 2013, global HALE₀ increased by 5.31 years for males and 5.73 years for females. The cross

SUBMITTER: Chen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6435998 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature