Kwon et al., 2002 [7] |
A study of disability adjusted life expectancy (DALE) using national health interview survey in Korea |
Disability-free life expectancy |
The disability-free life expectancy for 1999 was 72.5, 69.5, and 75.3 y in total, for men, and for women, respectively |
Kang et al., 2008 [26] |
An estimation of health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE) for Koreans |
Quality-adjusted life expectancy |
The quality-adjusted life expectancy of men and women was 67.49 and 69.61 in 2005, respectively |
Lee et al., 2016 [27] |
Health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE) in Korea: 2005-2011 |
Disability-adjusted life expectancy |
The disability-adjusted life expectancy at age 0 between 2005 and 2011 increased by 1.4 and 1.2 y for men (from 64.4 to 65.8 y) and women (from 67.7 to 68.9 y), respectively |
Kim et al., 2017 [11] |
Chronic disease-free life expectancy of middle-aged and elderly Koreans between 2005 and 2010 |
Disease-free life expectancy |
The life expectancy at age 40 in 2005 was 39 y; Out of 39 y, about 19 y (about half of the remaining years) are expected to be lived without suffering from chronic diseases |
Kwon et al., 2017 [30] |
Health life expectancy in Korea based on sample cohort database of National Health Insurance Services |
Disease-free life expectancy |
Based on the mortality and morbidity estimated from the sample cohort database, men and women in Korea are expected to live a ‘healthy life (disease-free life)’ for 61 and 60 y in 2013, respectively |
Jo et al., 2018 [15] |
The trends in health life expectancy in Korea according to age, gender, education level, and subregion: using quality-adjusted life expectancy method |
Quality-adjusted life expectancy |
From 2005 to 2013, the quality-adjusted life expectancy of Koreans tended to steadily increase; the annual percent changes of quality-adjusted life expectancy in men and women were 0.73 and 0.71, respectively |
Lim et al., 2020 [29] |
Income-related inequality in quality-adjusted life expectancy in Korea at the national and district levels |
Quality-adjusted life expectancy |
The life expectancy of Koreans increased from 79.86 to 82.10 (a 2.2 y increase), while quality-adjusted life expectancy increased from 75.19 to 76.09 (a 0.9 y increase) between 2008 and 2014 |
Kim et al., 2021 [28] |
The gaps in health-adjusted life years (HALE) by income and region in Korea: a national representative big data analysis |
Disability-adjusted life expectancy |
The disability-adjusted life expectancy in Korea was 68.89 y in 2008, increasing to 70.43 y in 2018, an increase of 1.54 y over 10 y (average 0.15 y per year) |