Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Healthy Life Expectancy

The expected number of remaining years of life spent in good health from a particular age, assuming current rates of mortality and morbidity.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The expected number of remaining years of life spent in good health from a particular age, assuming current rates of mortality and morbidity.

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Synonyms

13 entry terms
  • Expectancy, Healthy Life
  • Healthy Life Expectancies
  • Life Expectancy, Healthy
  • Disability-Free Life Expectancy
  • HALYs
  • Health-Adjusted Life Years
  • Disability Free Life Expectancy
  • Disability-Free Life Expectancies
  • Expectancy, Disability-Free Life
  • Health Adjusted Life Years
  • Health-Adjusted Life Year
  • Life Expectancy, Disability-Free
  • Life Year, Health-Adjusted

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Aspects Covered

3 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings ethnology, history, trends.

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History Note

2022

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Previous Indexing

  • Life Expectancy (1991-2021)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. E05.318w.308w.985w.450w.500
  2. N01.224w.935w.464w.500
  3. N06.850w.505.400w.975w.450w.500
  4. N06.850w.520w.308w.985w.450w.500

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Healthy Life Expectancy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000087508. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000087508
  2. Healthy Life Expectancy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112040061