Disability-free life expectancy at old ages in Egypt
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21342655 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Soha Metwally (0000-0001-6108-8809, Cairo University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 290-304 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Biosocial Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9320 • E-ISSN: 1469-7599 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0021932020000218 |
| PMID | 32370816 |
| OpenAlex | W3021541128 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
This study aimed to estimate among the older population in Egypt (aged 60 years and over): 1) disability prevalence rates, their levels of severity and the common types and 2) disability-free life expectancy (DFLE) by sex, age and disability type. Data were from the nationally representative 2016 Household Observatory Survey (HOS-2016), with 4658 persons aged 60+ constituting the study sample population. To identify individuals with disabilities, the HOS asked respondents a short set of questions on functional difficulties, as suggested by the United Nations Washington Group on Disability Statistics. The DFLE was estimated using the Sullivan method. Older (60+) women reported a higher prevalence of disability than older men. Women had longer DFLEs and longer disabled life expectancies (DLEs) than men but had lower proportions of DFLE to their total lifetime. The findings suggest that, at age 60, around 30% of life expectancy in Egypt can be expected to be with limitations in mobility and vision. Men, although they live for fewer years than women, can expect to have a greater proportion of their life expectancy free of disability. The findings of the study suggest that the contextual differences in how the process of ageing is experienced need to be considered by decision-makers when designing gender-responsive health policies
Life expectancy · Population · Sociology · Demography · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Gerontology
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