Trends in health expectancies: a systematic review of international evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

A clear understanding of whether increases in longevity are spent in good health is necessary to support ageing, health and care-related policy.

Design

We conducted a systematic review to update and summarise evidence on trends in health expectancies, in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) high-income countries.

Data sources

Four electronic databases (MEDLINE, 1946-19 September 2019; Embase 1980-2019 week 38; Scopus 1966-22 September 2019, Health Management Information Consortium, 1979-September 2019), and the UK Office for National Statistics website (November 2019).

Eligibility criteria

English language studies published from 2016 that reported trends in healthy, active and/or disability-free life expectancy in an OECD hig

SUBMITTER: Spiers GF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8154999 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature