In aging societies, the last phase of people's lives changes profoundly, challenging
traditional care provision in geriatric medicine and palliative care. Both specialties have to …

Aim To collect, organize and appraise evidence of socioeconomic and demographic
inequalities in health and mortality among the older population using a summary measure of …

Worldwide, populations are rapidly ageing. This demographic shift presents both
opportunities and challenges. Most people aspire to live a long and healthy life, and older …

Background Healthy life expectancy (HALE) summarises mortality and non-fatal outcomes in
a single measure of average population health. It has been used to compare health between …

Background: Smoking, physical inactivity and obesity are modifiable risk factors for morbidity
and mortality. The aim of this study was to examine the extent to which the co-occurrence of …

Background The rapid increase of frail older people worldwide will have a substantial impact
on healthcare systems. The frailty process may be delayed or even reversed, which makes it …

Background Life expectancy (LE) and healthy life expectancy (HALE) are indicators
measuring the national health level. GAP is the difference between them. This study …

Health expectancies are widely used by policymakers and scholars to analyse the number
of years a person can expect to live in good health. Their calculation requires life tables in …

Europe's population is ageing. Statutory retirement ages are commonly raised to account for
continuous increases in life expectancy. In order to estimate the potential to increase …

Background: with continued ageing, levels of frailty are an increasing concern. Women live
longer than men, but how life expectancies (LE) with frailty differ between men and women …