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Health Status of Old Age Population in Bulgaria
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Abstract This article examines the health status of the population in Bulgaria at age 65 by gender during the period 2006-2014. The health status is examined by some of the most frequently used demographic indicators, namely life expectancy, based on mortality data and healthy life years and healthy life exp... view more
This article examines the health status of the population in Bulgaria at age 65 by gender during the period 2006-2014. The health status is examined by some of the most frequently used demographic indicators, namely life expectancy, based on mortality data and healthy life years and healthy life expectancy, based on mortality, life expectancy and self-perceived health. The main results show that despite of the observed increase in life expectancy at age 65 in Bulgaria during the period it is the lowest compared to other European countries. The share for both men and women reported their health status as without limitations in respect to daily activities decline, while those reported their health status as good increase. These contradictory facts reflect on the measures of health status. Thus, the trend in healthy life years for both sexes decline over the period, whereas the trend in healthy life expectancy increases. Compared with the other European countries, the expected number of years without limitations in Bulgaria is among the largest, while the healthy life expectancy is the lowest. These differences could be explained by the different levels in mortality and the nature of the measures of health status themselves.... view less
Keywords
health; health status; self-assessment; life expectancy; quality of life; elderly; Bulgaria; Europe; comparison
Classification
Medicine, Social Medicine
Health Policy
Free Keywords
self-perceived health status; healthy life years; healthy life expectancy; European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 62-67
Journal
European Journal Medicine and Natural Sciences, 3 (2020) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26417/ejis.v6i1.p126-131
ISSN
2601-6400
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed