Life Beyond 65: Changing Spatial Patterns of Survival at Older Ages in the United States, 2000-2016.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify levels and trends in life expectancy at age 65 (e65) by geographic region and metropolitan status in the United States.

Methods

Using county-level data on population and deaths from the Census and National Center for Health Statistics, we consider spatial inequality in e65 across 4 metropolitan types and 10 geographic regions from 2000 to 2016. We examine whether changes in e65 are driven by mortality developments in metro types or geographic regions, and compare spatial patterns in the United States to mortality trends in other Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. We use decomposition and regression methods to estimate the contributions of 10 causes of death to changes and inequalities in e65.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Vierboom YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7161363 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature