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Disability and its impact on life expectancy: heterogeneity across Mexican states.
Baptista, Emerson Augusto; Shen, Tianyu; Canudas-Romo, Vladimir.
Afiliação
  • Baptista EA; El Colegio de México, Center for Demographic, Urban and Environmental Studies, Mexico City, 14110, Mexico. ebaptista@colmex.mx.
  • Shen T; School of Demography, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
  • Canudas-Romo V; El Colegio de México, Center for Demographic, Urban and Environmental Studies, Mexico City, 14110, Mexico.
BMC Public Health ; 24(1): 2776, 2024 Oct 10.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39390573
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

The percentage of the world's population with disabilities is estimated to be 16%, although its distribution and intensity varies within nations. We aim to disentangle the degree and types of disabilities, estimate the years spent with more severe disabilities, and analyze their distribution across states and between sexes in Mexico.

METHODS:

The Mexican Census of 2020 includes information on disabilities, which allows the study of its national distribution. We used life tables and the Sullivan method to calculate the number of years spent with disability (NYSD) and its percentage with respect to life expectancy for each state and each sex.

RESULTS:

In Mexico, the population with disabilities is estimated to be 16.5%. Of this total, 69% have milder disabilities, while the remaining 31% have more severe disabilities. At age eighteen, there is a higher NYSD from more severe disabilities for females with 5.67 years (95% CI 5.66 to 5.69) as opposed to males with 3.66 years (95% CI 3.65 to 3.67). Across states, a more homogeneous distribution with lower NYSD is observed for men (between 2.44 and 5.69 years) than for women (4.14 and 8.08 years). A north-south division can also be observed, with particularly notorious disadvantages among coastal states, which is more distinctive among women.

CONCLUSIONS:

This study shows that comparing the number of years spent with disability and the total life expectancy between subpopulations is essential for monitoring the well-being of aging populations, guiding policy decisions, and promoting a society that values and supports all individuals, regardless of their abilities.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Expectativa de Vida / Pessoas com Deficiência Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male País/Região como assunto: Mexico Idioma: En Revista: BMC Public Health Assunto da revista: SAUDE PUBLICA Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: México País de publicação: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Expectativa de Vida / Pessoas com Deficiência Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male País/Região como assunto: Mexico Idioma: En Revista: BMC Public Health Assunto da revista: SAUDE PUBLICA Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: México País de publicação: Reino Unido