Years of healthy life--selected states, United States, 1993-1995.
Some public health policy goals in the United States have been expressed as increases in the number of years of healthy life (YHL) (i.e., quality-adjusted life years), a measure of health that combines the effects of mortality with information about morbidity and disability. Data from national health surveys, in combination with life-table death rates and other information, have been used to calculate national estimates of the expected number of YHL at a given age. This report summarizes an analysis of data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) using these methods to estimate YHL for state populations during 1993-1995. The findings indicate substantial variability among the participating states.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D014481:United States