Disabilityfree life expectancy in Portugal

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Disability-free life expectancy in Portugal

• Carlos Matias Dias
• National Institute of Health
• Instituto Nacional de Saúde
• Dr Ricardo Jorge -INSARJ

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• Initiative of the former HIS co ordinator (Maria
  de Jesus Graça) working at the National Institute
  of Health (INSARJ)
• Collaborative work with the National Institute
  for Statistics (INE)
• Team
• Maria de Jesus Graça (INSARJ),
• Maria José Carrilho (INE)
• Maria dos Anjos Campos (INE)
• Carlos Matias Dias (INSARJ)
• Advise from JM Robine (EUROREVES)
• Resulted in a joint publication
• No further work up to now.

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• Sullivan method
• Life expectancy (INE)
• Prevalence of disability 1995/1996 Health
  Interview Survey (INSARJ)

Life expectancy in men (EVH) and women (EVM). By
age-group. Mainland Portugal 1995/1996.
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• At least one long term physical disability.
• At least one long term physical disability,
  excluding those restricted to bed, chair or
  house.
• Functional disability including those restricted
  to bed, chair or house, and disability for 1)
  walking, climbing a flight of stairs, picking a
  shoe from floor when standing.
• Functional disability including those restricted
  to bed, chair or house, and disability for
  walking.
• Activity limitation disability including those
  restricted to bed, chair or house, and disability
  for 1) lying down and getting up from bed, 2)
  sitting and getting up from chair, 3) getting to
  toillet and using it, 4) dressing and undressing,
  5) wash hands and face, 6) cut food in plate and
  take food to mouth.
• Long term disability for seeing, listening or
  speaking.

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Prevalence () of disability in male (h) and
female (m). Mainland Portugal, according to the
1995/1996 Health Interview Survey.
At least one disability
Disab. Locomotion
Functional disab.
Activity restriction
Disability communication
Age (yrs)
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Life Expectancy without disability (percent) by
age-group in men (h) and women (m). Mainland
Portugal 1995/1996.
At least one disability
Disab. Locomotion
Functional disab.
Activity restriction
Disability communication
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Life expectancy Disability for locomotion Activity
restriction Communication Functional No
disability
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Life expectancy Disability for locomotion Activity
restriction Communication Functional No
disability
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Further steps

• Refresh contacts with Director of Social
  Statistics (Leonor Pereira) INE (in progress)
• Develop cooperation with international teams
• Use data from 1998/1999 and 2005/2006 HIS
• Calculate regional indicators

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Thank you Obrigado
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Life expectancy in men (EVH) and women (EVM). By
age-group. Mainland Portugal 1995/1996.