1. Scientific Institute of Public Health Unit of Epidemiology REVES 20051 HEALTH EXPECTANCIES IN BELGIUM RESULTS FROM THE 2001 CENSUS H. Van Oyen (ISP) S. Demarest (ISP) PJ. Miersman (ISP) P. Deboosere (VUB) V. Lorant (UCL)

2. REVES 20052 OBJECTIVE Describe the health status of Belgian population by gender and region  self perceived health  longstanding morbidity  disability by severity

3. REVES 20053 DATA  Mortality: 2001 Life table: last closed interval 100-105 yrs  Health:census 2001 Postal N = 9 333 428, aged 5 yrs+ Response rate : 98%

4. REVES 20054 Health questions  Subjective health How is your health in general? very good/good versus fair/bad/very bad

5. REVES 20055 Health questions  Chronic morbidity Do you suffer from one or more longstanding diseases, chronic conditions or handicaps? yes versus no

6. REVES 20056 Health questions  Disability Are you restricted in your daily activities due to this (these) illness(es), chronic condition(s) or handicaps? continously  severe disability every now and then  moderate disability seldom or not

7. REVES 20057 Health expectancy indicators  Healthy life expectancy: HE  Morbidity Free life expectancy: MFLE  Disability Free life expectancy: DFLE  Life expectancy with moderate disability: MDLE Severe disability: SDLE

8. REVES 20058 Estimation method  Sullivan  Variance: part due to mortality and part due to survey  Prevalence 0-4 yrs = 5-9 yrs

9. REVES 20059 Prevalence of different health indicators in selected age groups, Census 2001, Belgium

10. REVES 200510 Healthy life expectancy, Census 2001, Belgium

11. REVES 200511 Morbidity free life expectancy, Census 2001, Belgium

12. REVES 200512 Disability free life expectancy (DFLE) and life expectancy with moderate (MDLE) and severe (SDLE) disability, Census 2001, Belgium MalesFemales

13. REVES 200513 Gender differences in life expectancy (LE), healthy life expectancy (HE), morbidity free life expectancy (MFLE), disability free life expectancy (DFLE) and life expectancy with moderate (MDLE) and severe (SDLE) disability at ages 0 and 65 years, Census 2001, Belgium

14. REVES 200514 Health expectancy indicators by gender and region, Census 2001, Belgium

15. REVES 200515 Difference in life expectancy and health expectancy indicators in women between the Flemish and Walloon Region, Census 2001, Belgium

16. REVES 200516 Disability free life expectancy (DFLE) and life expectancy with moderate (MDLE) and severe (SDLE) disability by provinces, Census 2001, Belgium

17. REVES 200517 CONCLUSION  Regional differences Shorter life Less years of life in good health More years of life in ill health  Gender differences Shorter life Less years of life in good health Less years of life in ill health

18. REVES 200518 Evolution of Life expectancy (LE), Disability free life expectancy (DFLE) and life expectancy with disability (DLE) and moderate (MDLE) and severe (SDLE) disability 1997-2001, Belgium LEDFLE DLEMDLE SDLE