Health-adjusted life expectancy of person

Definition

Health-adjusted life expectancy refers to a more comprehensive indicator than that of life expectancy because it introduces the concept of quality of life. Health-adjusted life expectancy is the number of years in full health that an individual can expect to live given the current morbidity and mortality conditions. Health-adjusted life expectancy uses the Health Utility Index (HUI) to weigh years lived in good health higher than years lived in poor health. Thus, health-adjusted life expectancy is not only a measure of quantity of life but also a measure of quality of life.

Person refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programs.

Measurements

  • Year March 05, 2012 to current

Relation to previous version

  • Health-adjusted life expectancy of person January 01, 2018 to current

    This is the current version.

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