BMC Research Notes
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Research article
Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy of Japan: the fastest graying society in the world
We appraised time trends of Japanese life expectancy (LE) and healthy life expectancy (HALE) by gender, LE-HALE and (LE-HALE)/LE figures, along with the women–men’s differences. LE and HALE consistently linearly elongated for both sexes over the study period. Not only LE-HALE but also (LE-HALE)/LE values were still growing for both sexes. Public health measures, nursing-care/services as well as social security schemes are called for to further elevate longevities, HALE in particular, and enhance quality of life and well-being.
Shinkan Tokudome, Shuji Hashimoto and Akihiro Igata
Published on: 28 October 2016