1. 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)
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2. OBJECTIVE Describe the health status of Belgian
population by gender and region
self perceived health
longstanding morbidity
disability by severity
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3. DATA Mortality: 2001 Health:census 2001
Life table: last closed interval yrs
Health:census 2001
Postal
N = , aged 5 yrs+
Response rate : 98%
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4. Health questions Subjective health How is your health in general?
very good/good
versus
fair/bad/very bad
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5. Health questions Chronic morbidity
Do you suffer from one or more longstanding diseases, chronic conditions or handicaps?
yes
versus no
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6. 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
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7. 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
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8. Estimation method Sullivan
Variance: part due to mortality and part due to survey
Prevalence 0-4 yrs = 5-9 yrs
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9. Prevalence of different health indicators in selected age groups, Census 2001, Belgium
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10. Healthy life expectancy, Census 2001, Belgium
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11. Morbidity free life expectancy, Census 2001, Belgium
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12. Disability free life expectancy (DFLE) and life expectancy with moderate (MDLE) and severe (SDLE) disability, Census 2001, Belgium
Males
Females
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13. 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
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14. Health expectancy indicators by gender and region, Census 2001, Belgium
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15. Difference in life expectancy and health expectancy indicators in women between the Flemish and Walloon Region, Census 2001, Belgium
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16. Disability free life expectancy (DFLE) and life expectancy with moderate (MDLE) and severe (SDLE) disability by provinces, Census 2001, Belgium
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17. CONCLUSION Regional differences Gender differences Shorter life
Less years of life in good health
More years of life in ill health
Gender differences
Less years of life in ill health
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18. Evolution of Life expectancy (LE), Disability free life expectancy (DFLE) and life expectancy with disability (DLE) and moderate (MDLE) and severe (SDLE) disability , Belgium
DLE
MDLE LE
DFLE
SDLE
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