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Ocena trwania życia w zdrowiu populacji polski z wykorzystaniem sumarycznych miar stanu zdrowia
Rating life expectancy in good health of polish population using summary measures of population health

Author(s): Anna Ojrzyńska
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: summary measures of population health; health expectancies; health gap; life expectancy

Summary/Abstract: Not only has the quantity (i.e. in terms of the extension of the duration of life) become the aim of action on the health plane, but also the qualitative, or extending the duration of lifein good health, which is not accompanied by disability and life activity limitations due to health. To estimate changes in health status of the population, implemented health programs and medical care needed new health measures. Meters beyond the negative indicators on mortality and life expectancy, but also including other dimensions of health status and quality of life related to health. This group of measures is called summary measures of population health and is divided into two main parts: the measure of the health expectancies and measures of health gap. The aim of the article is a presentation and use of selected health summary measures for estimating life expectancy in good health of Polish population against the background of the population of the European Union countries. Data from the Central Statistical Office and the European Statistical System as well as database and publications prepared by the World Health Organization and the United Nations will be a base of empirical analysis.

  • Issue Year: 17/2013
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 261-274
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish