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Healthy life expectancy (HALE)

Definition	Healthy life expectancy or health-adjusted life expectancy is based on life expectancy at birth but includes an adjustment for time spent in poor health. It is most easily understood as the equivalent number of years in full health that a newborn can expect to live based on current rates of ill-health and mortality.
Reference	World Health Organisation. The World Health Report 2002. Reducing Risks, Promoting Health Life. Geneva: World Health Organisation; 2002.
Ref. URL	http://www.who.int/whr/2002/en/
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Indicator Type: -> Health Status -> Mortality

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