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Longer, healthier lives? Analysing variations in health expectancy - CARDI and IPH seminar presenations

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Date published: 
Thursday, September 30, 2010
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IPH and CARDI
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Republic of Ireland
Northern Ireland
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A recent report by CARDI entitled Illustrating Ageing in Ireland, North and South found that since the 1920s the number of years males can expect to live rose by about 20 years while the number of years females can expect to live rose by about 24-25 years.  It is not clear, however, if these years of life gained are lived in good health

While there is considerable policy focus on reducing inequalities in life expectancy, much less is known about the variation in health expectancy that exists across the island of Ireland. The debate hinges on our understanding of what is driving the changes in life expectancy, healthy life expectancy and the gap between the two.

CARDI and the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH), recently hosted a Health Analysts' Special Interest Group (HASIG) seminar discussing the policy implications of this debate. The seminar introduced the range of health expectancy measures and compared them to life expectancy.  Initial findings from CARDI funded all-island study of life expectancy and healthy life expectancy were also presented.

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