Life expectancy, healthy life expectancy, and burden of disease in older people in the Americas, 1990-2019: a population-based study

• Main Authors: Ramon Martinez (Author), Patricia Morsch (Author), Patricia Soliz (Author), Carolina Hommes (Author), Pedro Ordunez (Author), Enrique Vega (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Pan American Health Organization, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. To describe the life expectancy, healthy life expectancy, disease burden, and leading causes of mortality and disability in adults aged 65 years and older in the Region of the Americas from 1990 to 2019. Methods. We used estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 to examine th...