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© The Author(s) 2024.Background: Disability-free life expectancy (DFLE) has been used to gain a better understanding of the population’s quality of life. Objectives: 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. Methods: 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. Results: 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. Conclusion: 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.
Author(s): Ahmed KT, Afrin A, Hasan M, Sogir SB, Rahman L, Karimuzzaman M, Rahman KA, Hossain MM, Khan HTA
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Population Health Metrics
Year: 2024
Volume: 22
Issue: 1
Online publication date: 20/04/2024
Acceptance date: 15/04/2024
Date deposited: 29/04/2024
ISSN (electronic): 1478-7954
Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd
URL: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12963-024-00327-z
DOI: 10.1186/s12963-024-00327-z
Data Access Statement: The national Household Income Expenditure Survey (HIES) is conducted by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) with technical and financial assistance from the World Bank. The data is available publicly for purchase from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. The datasets analyzed during the current study are available in the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) Data Catalog Application repository through the link, http://data.bbs.gov.bd/index.php/catalog/182#:~:text=Household%20Income%20and%20Expenditure%20Survey%20%28HIES%29%20is%20one,in%20the%20decision%20making%20process%20for%20the%20government.
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