Publication

Feb 2006

This POSTnote reviews the debate on 'healthy life expectancy' among the UK population and assesses the likeliness to experience chronic disease and disability. It also examines the uncertainty over future disability trends and diseases among aging populations and looks at the pros and cons of different healthy life expectancy measures.

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Series UK Parliament POST Publications
Issue 257
Publisher UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
Copyright © 2006 Parliamentary Copyright
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