Variable | Measurement | Era | Code | N | Source |
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Health care + health outcomes | Index of 1) Infant mortality (-), 2) Physicians p/c (+), 3) Male
life-expectancy (+) (Estes’ Physical Health subindex, part of Index of Social Progress ISP) | 1979-81 | HealthIndex_80 | 47 | Estes 1984 table 5-1 |
Health outcomes: objective | Index of 1) Longevity, 2) Prevalence of communicable dideases, 3) Prevalence of non-communicable diseases | 2000-2001 | HealthIndividuals_2000-2001 | 171 | Klomp & DeHaan 2010 table 1 |
Health outcomes: objective + subjective | Index of 1) Self report of “health problems that prevent you from doing what people of your age normally do” (yes/no in Gallup World Poll) 2) Life expectancy at birth in nation | 2006-2013 | HealthIndex2_2010s | 162 | Diener & Tay 2015 table 6 |
Health outcomes: subjective | General Health Questionnaire | 1996 | GHQshort_1996 | 17 | |
1972-2005 | GHQ_1972-2005 | 48 | Fisher & Boer 2011 table 1 | ||
Healthy life years | Healthy life expectancy at birth | 2013 | HealthyYears_2013 | 171 | Global Age watch |
Expected lost healthy years (LHE): Life Expectancy minus Healthy Life Expectancy | 2002 | LHE_2002 | 175 | Engeneer et al 2010 |
Related topics: Health care, Life- expectancy, Mental health, Physical health
Related themes: Health
The dataset States of Nations is about characteristics of countries in periods (macro variables). It is part of the World Database of Happiness. Though developed for the identification of societal conditions for happiness, the source can also be used for other purposes.