Global, regional, and national burden of diseases and injuries for adults 70 years and older: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To use data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2019 (GBD 2019) to estimate mortality and disability trends for the population aged ≥70 and evaluate patterns in causes of death, disability, and risk factors.

Design

Systematic analysis.

Setting

Participants were aged ≥70 from 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019.

Main outcomes measures

Years of life lost, years lived with disability, disability adjusted life years, life expectancy at age 70 (LE-70), healthy life expectancy at age 70 (HALE-70), proportion of years in ill health at age 70 (PYIH-70), risk factors, and data coverage index were estimated based on standardised GBD methods.

Results

Globally the population of older adults has increased since 1990 an

SUBMITTER: GBD 2019 Ageing Collaborators 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9316948 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature