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The Life Expectancy Gap between Registered Disabled and Non-Disabled People in Korea from 2004 to 2017

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  • Jinwook Bahk

    (Department of Public Health, Keimyung University, Daegu 42601, Korea)

  • Hee-Yeon Kang

    (Department of Health Policy and Management, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea)

  • Young-Ho Khang

    (Department of Health Policy and Management, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea
    Institute of Health Policy and Management, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul 03080, Korea)

Abstract

This study aimed to estimate and compare life expectancy at birth among people with and without officially registered disabilities in Korea between 2004 and 2017. We used the National Health Information Database in Korea to obtain aggregate data on the numbers of population and deaths according to calendar year (2004 to 2017), sex, age groups, and officially registered disability status. A total of 697,503,634 subjects and 3,536,778 deaths, including 33,221,916 disabled subjects (829,464 associated deaths), were used to construct life tables. Between 2004 and 2017, life expectancy for people with disabilities increased by 9.1 years in men and 8.3 years in women, while life expectancy for the non-disabled increased by 5.5 years in men and 4.6 years in women. The average life expectancy difference between non-disabled and disabled people was 18.2 years during the study period, decreasing from 20.4 years in 2004 to 16.4 years in 2017. In 2017, the life expectancy of people with the most severe grade of disabilities was 49.7 years, while the life expectancy of people with the least severe grade of disabilities was 77.7 years. The government should implement more effective policies to protect the health of people with officially registered disabilities.

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  • Jinwook Bahk & Hee-Yeon Kang & Young-Ho Khang, 2019. "The Life Expectancy Gap between Registered Disabled and Non-Disabled People in Korea from 2004 to 2017," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(14), pages 1-9, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:14:p:2593-:d:250214
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