Age and sex-specific disability-free life expectancy in urban and rural settings of Bangladesh

Khandaker Tanveer Ahmed; Aziza Afrin; Mehedi Hasan; Sajjad Bin Sogir; Labiba Rahman; Md Karimuzzaman; Kazi Arifur Rahman; Md Moyazzem Hossain; Hafiz T A Khan

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Age and sex-specific disability-free life expectancy in urban and rural settings of Bangladesh

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Age and sex-specific disability-free life expectancy in urban and rural settings of Bangladesh

Khandaker Tanveer Ahmed, Aziza Afrin, Mehedi Hasan, Sajjad Bin Sogir, Labiba Rahman, Md Karimuzzaman, Kazi Arifur Rahman, Md Moyazzem Hossain and Hafiz T A Khan

Population health metrics, v 22(1), 7

20 Apr 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12963-024-00327-z

PMID: 38643138

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Adult

Bangladesh - epidemiology

Female

Healthy Life Expectancy

Humans

Income

Life Expectancy

Male

Persons with Disabilities

Quality of Life

Disability-free life expectancy (DFLE) has been used to gain a better understanding of the population's quality of life. The authors aimed to estimate age and sex-specific disability-free life expectancy (DFLE) for urban and rural areas of Bangladesh, as well as to investigate the differences in DFLE between males and females of urban and rural areas. Data from the Bangladesh Sample Vital Statistics-2016 and the Bangladesh Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES)-2016 were used to calculate the disability-free life expectancy (DFLE) of urban and rural males and females in Bangladesh in 2016. The DFLE was calculated using the Sullivan method. With only a few exceptions, rural areas have higher mortality and disability rates than urban areas. For both males and females, statistically significant differences in DFLE were reported between urban and rural areas between the ages of birth and 39 years. In comparison to rural males and females, urban males and females had a longer life expectancy (LE), a longer disability-free life expectancy, and a higher share of life without disability. This study illuminates stark urban-rural disparities in LE and DFLE, especially among individuals aged < 1-39 years. Gender dynamics reveal longer life expectancy but shorter disability-free life expectancy for Bangladeshi women compared to men, emphasizing the need for targeted interventions to address these pronounced health inequalities.

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Title: Age and sex-specific disability-free life expectancy in urban and rural settings of Bangladesh
Creators: Khandaker Tanveer Ahmed (Corresponding Author) - Jahangirnagar University
Aziza Afrin - Jahangirnagar University
Mehedi Hasan - Jahangirnagar University
Sajjad Bin Sogir - Jahangirnagar University
Labiba Rahman - Jahangirnagar University
Md Karimuzzaman - Drexel University
Kazi Arifur Rahman - Office of the Deputy Commissioner, People's Republic of Bangladesh, Satkhira, Bangladesh
Md Moyazzem Hossain - Jahangirnagar University
Hafiz T A Khan - University of West London
Publication Details: Population health metrics, v 22(1), 7
Publisher: Springer Nature
Resource Type: Journal article
Language: English
Academic Unit: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Web of Science ID: WOS:001205939400001
Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85190794010
Other Identifier: 991022202521504721

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