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Health outcomes in nations

VariableMeasurementEraCodeNSource
Health care + health outcomesIndex of 1) Infant mortality (-), 2) Physicians p/c (+), 3) Male life-expectancy (+)
(Estes’ Physical Health subindex, part of Index of Social Progress ISP)
1979-81HealthIndex_8047Estes 1984 table 5-1
Health outcomes: objectiveIndex of 1) Longevity, 2) Prevalence of communicable dideases, 3) Prevalence of non-communicable diseases2000-2001HealthIndividuals_2000-2001171Klomp & DeHaan 2010 table 1
Health outcomes: objective + subjectiveIndex 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 nation2006-2013HealthIndex2_2010s162Diener & Tay 2015 table 6
Health outcomes: subjectiveGeneral Health Questionnaire1996GHQshort_199617 
1972-2005GHQ_1972-200548Fisher & Boer 2011 table 1
Healthy life yearsHealthy life expectancy at birth2013HealthyYears_2013171Global Age watch
Expected lost healthy years (LHE): Life Expectancy minus Healthy Life Expectancy2002LHE_2002175Engeneer 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.