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. 1994 Feb;31(1):159-75.

Changing mortality and morbidity rates and the health status and life expectancy of the older population

E M Crimmins  1 , M D Hayward, Y Saito
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  • PMID: 8005340

Changing mortality and morbidity rates and the health status and life expectancy of the older population

E M Crimmins et al. Demography. 1994 Feb.

Abstract

This paper demonstrates the consequences of changes in mortality and health transition rates for changes in both health status life expectancy and the prevalence of health problems in the older population. A five-state multistate life table for the mid-1980s provides the baseline for estimating the effect of differing mortality and morbidity schedules. Results show that improving mortality alone implies increases in both the years and the proportion of dependent life; improving morbidity alone reduces both the years and the proportion of dependent life. Improving mortality alone leads to a higher prevalence of dependent individuals in the life table population; improving morbidity alone leads to a lower percentage of individuals with problems in functioning.

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