Possibilities of Creating New Health Indicators

Jana Vrabcová (), Tomáš Fiala () and Jitka Langhamrová ()
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Jana Vrabcová: Prague University of Economics and Business, Department of Statistics and Probability
Tomáš Fiala: Prague University of Economics and Business, Department of Demography
Jitka Langhamrová: Prague University of Economics and Business, Department of Demography

Chapter Chapter 6 in Quantitative Demography and Health Estimates, 2023, pp 61-74 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract As a rule, changes to human life in demography, are recorded using life expectancy. Whether these changes are associated with improved or deterioration of the health of the population, it is possible to evaluate using health indicators. We know that there are many different health indicators, and every one is suitable for other purposes. Some focus on the calculation of life expectancy by subjective health, morbidity, and disability or is also possible to calculate health deficits. In the example of the Czech Republic, we tried to create a new health indicator that uses data from the European Health Interview Survey in 2008, 2014 and 2019. A new variable was proposed based on a combination of the answers to the questions from the Minimum European Health Module. The paper deals with the possibilities and limits of the new health indicator.

Keywords: Health indicators; Self-rated health; Chronic disease; Global activity limitation indicator; Czech Republic; European health interview survey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-28697-1_6

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