Self-Rated Healthy Life Expectancy Changes in Jiangxi Province of China by Gender and Urban–Rural Differences, 2013–2018

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ID22082005
AutoresZhitao Liu (0000-0002-2150-5548, Nanchang University), Huilie Zheng (0000-0003-2774-0757, Nanchang University), Yuhang Wu (0000-0001-7027-2835, Nanchang University), Shengwei Wang (0000-0002-9684-590X, Nanchang University), Liu Yong (0000-0002-0228-8971, Nanchang University), Yong Liu (0000-0001-6741-4863), Songbo Hu (0000-0002-2132-6988, Nanchang University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2021
Volumen8
Páginas596249-596249
Fecha de publicación2021-01-25
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
EditorialFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2020.596249
PMID33569369
OpenAlexW3121719844
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas53

Background: Globalization has brought about rapid economic and technological development, and life expectancy (LE) is constantly increasing. However, it is not clear whether an increase in LE will result in an increase in healthy life expectancy (HLE). This study evaluates trends in the self-rated healthy life expectancy (SRHLE) of residents aged 15 and older in Jiangxi Province of China from 2013 to 2018 and analyzes gender differences and urban–rural differences. This study provides a basis for the formulation of relevant public health policies. Methods: Based on two National Health Services Survey databases of Jiangxi in 2013 and 2018 as well as infant mortality rates and under-5 mortality rates from the Health Commission of Jiangxi, the Sullivan method was used to calculate SRHLE. The changes in SRHLE were decomposed into health and mortality effects using the decomposition method. Results: SRHLE decreased from 56.55 to 55.54 years and from 60.00 to 57.87 years for men and women aged 15 from 2013 to 2018, respectively. The SRHLE of women aged 15 was 3.45 and 2.34 years longer than that of men in 2013 and 2018, respectively. The SRHLE of urban men aged 15 was 2.9 and 4.46 years longer than that of rural men in 2013 and 2018, respectively, and that of urban women aged 15 was 3.28 and 5.57 years longer than that of rural women. Conclusions: The decreased SRHLE indicated that the self-rated health (SRH) status of residents in Jiangxi has worsened, and it provided evidence for the expansion of morbidity, mainly due to the increased prevalence of chronic diseases and the improvement in residents' health awareness. Policy efforts are necessary to control the increased morbidity of chronic diseases and reduce gender and urban–rural differences in the quantity and quality of years lived

China · Environmental health · Geography · Life expectancy · Population · Public health · Rural area · Sociology · Demography · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Gerontology