Scientific Institute of Public Health Unit of Epidemiology REVES HEALTH EXPECTANCIES IN BELGIUM RESULTS FROM THE 2001 CENSUS H. Van Oyen (ISP) S. Demarest (ISP) PJ. Miersman (ISP) P. Deboosere (VUB) V. Lorant (UCL)
REVES OBJECTIVE Describe the health status of Belgian population by gender and region self perceived health longstanding morbidity disability by severity
REVES DATA Mortality: 2001 Life table: last closed interval yrs Health:census 2001 Postal N = , aged 5 yrs+ Response rate : 98%
REVES Health questions Subjective health How is your health in general? very good/good versus fair/bad/very bad
REVES Health questions Chronic morbidity Do you suffer from one or more longstanding diseases, chronic conditions or handicaps? yes versus no
REVES Health questions Disability Are you restricted in your daily activities due to this (these) illness(es), chronic condition(s) or handicaps? continously severe disability every now and then moderate disability seldom or not
REVES Health expectancy indicators Healthy life expectancy: HE Morbidity Free life expectancy: MFLE Disability Free life expectancy: DFLE Life expectancy with moderate disability: MDLE Severe disability: SDLE
REVES Estimation method Sullivan Variance: part due to mortality and part due to survey Prevalence 0-4 yrs = 5-9 yrs
REVES Prevalence of different health indicators in selected age groups, Census 2001, Belgium
REVES Healthy life expectancy, Census 2001, Belgium
REVES Morbidity free life expectancy, Census 2001, Belgium
REVES Disability free life expectancy (DFLE) and life expectancy with moderate (MDLE) and severe (SDLE) disability, Census 2001, Belgium MalesFemales
REVES Gender differences in life expectancy (LE), healthy life expectancy (HE), morbidity free life expectancy (MFLE), disability free life expectancy (DFLE) and life expectancy with moderate (MDLE) and severe (SDLE) disability at ages 0 and 65 years, Census 2001, Belgium
REVES Health expectancy indicators by gender and region, Census 2001, Belgium
REVES Difference in life expectancy and health expectancy indicators in women between the Flemish and Walloon Region, Census 2001, Belgium
REVES Disability free life expectancy (DFLE) and life expectancy with moderate (MDLE) and severe (SDLE) disability by provinces, Census 2001, Belgium
REVES CONCLUSION Regional differences Shorter life Less years of life in good health More years of life in ill health Gender differences Shorter life Less years of life in good health Less years of life in ill health
REVES Evolution of Life expectancy (LE), Disability free life expectancy (DFLE) and life expectancy with disability (DLE) and moderate (MDLE) and severe (SDLE) disability , Belgium LEDFLE DLEMDLE SDLE