Years of Healthy Life among Older Adults in Brazil: An Analysis Based on the Global Activity Limitation Indicator, 1998 and 2008

Revista Latinoamericana de Población Pub Date : 2024-05-14 DOI:10.31406/relap2024.v18e202329

Luciana Correia Alves, Mirela Castro Santos Camargos, Carla Jorge Machado

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The aim of the study was to calculate life expectancy and Healthy Life Expectancy (HLY) through a Global Activity Limitation Indicator (GALI) proxy among Brazilian older adults according to sex for the years 1998 and 2008. The study was carried out using data from the Brazilian National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) and from Abbreviated Life Tables in 2000 and 2010 from Brazilian Institute of Demographic Geography and Statistics (IBGE) by sex. The activity limitation-free life expectancy was estimate based on the GALI for both sexes using the Sullivan method. The results showed an increase in life expectancy in the period for both sexes. The time of life without activity limitations in 2008 has decreased for men. For women, a reduction in percentage of the time lived without activity limitation has been shown. A small advantage in favor of men compare to women’s health was found. Comparing the two periods, the proportion of years expected to be lived without activity limitation was higher in 1998 than in 2008 and for both sexes. There are still many uncertainties about how the country is actually ageing. Given this context, an effort to maintain constant health monitoring through different indicators such as GALI is essential. At the same time, strengthening local and regional policies, aiming to build solid paths and mechanisms to promote an active and healthy ageing of its population must be a target.

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巴西老年人的健康生活年数：基于 1998 年和 2008 年全球活动限制指标的分析

本研究旨在通过全球活动限制指标（GALI）代理计算 1998 年和 2008 年巴西老年人的预期寿命和健康预期寿命（HLY）。研究使用的数据来自巴西全国住户抽样调查（PNAD）以及巴西人口地理统计局（IBGE）2000 年和 2010 年按性别分列的简略生命表。使用苏利文方法，根据 GALI 对男女的无活动限制预期寿命进行了估算。结果显示，这一时期男女的预期寿命都有所增长。2008 年，男性无活动限制的寿命有所缩短。就女性而言，无活动限制的生命时间百分比有所减少。与女性相比，男性的健康状况略胜一筹。比较这两个时期，1998 年预期无活动受限寿命的比例高于 2008 年，男女均是如此。我国老龄化的实际情况仍有许多不确定因素。在这种情况下，必须努力通过不同的指标（如 GALI）保持持续的健康监测。同时，加强地方和区域政策，旨在建立坚实的道路和机制，促进人口积极健康地进入老龄化，必须成为一项目标。

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