Term: Life Expectancy

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Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2006-02-15

Definition:

The average number of years an individual of a given age is expected to live if current age-sex-specific mortality rates remain stable. Life expectancy is a commonly accepted indicator of population health. Typically calculated at birth, this indicator has the advantage of describing the experience of all people in the population, not just those 0-74 (as for the premature mortality measure). Life expectancy can be calculated at any age (e.g.: age 65), and also specific to sex (male or female).

See the Links section below for access to report-specific information related to life expectancy.

Related concepts 

• Health Indicators: Indicators of Health Status and Healthcare Use

Related terms 

• Area-Based Socio-economic Measure (ABSM)
• Female Life Expectancy
• Male Life Expectancy
• Mortality
• Mortality Rate
• Population Pyramid (Population Profile)
• Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL)
• Premature Mortality
• Total Mortality Rate

Links 

• MCHP Deliverable - Composite Measures/Indices of Health and Health System Performance - 2009 - Life Expectancy
• MCHP Deliverable - Health and Healthcare Utilization of Francophones in Manitoba - 2012 - Life Expectancy
• MCHP Deliverable - Manitoba RHA Indicators Atlas 2009 - 2009 - Life Expectancy
• MCHP Deliverable - Profile of Metis Health Status and Healthcare Utilization in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study - 2010 - Life Expectancy
• MCHP Deliverable - Sex Differences in Health Status, Health Care Use, and Quality of Care: A Population-Based Analysis for Manitoba's Regional Health Authorities - 2005 - Life Expectancy
• MCHP Deliverable - The 2013 RHA Indicators Atlas - 2013 - Life Expectancy
• MCHP Deliverable - The Cost of Smoking: A Manitoba Study - Life Expectancy at Age 50 - Outcomes by Dichotomous Smoking Status
• MCHP Deliverable - The Cost of Smoking: A Manitoba Study - Life Expectancy at Age 50 - Outcomes by Smoking Status Category
• MCHP Deliverable - The Health and Health Care Use of Manitoba's Seniors: Have They Changed Over Time? - 2002 - Life Expectancy
• MCHP Deliverable - The Health and Health Care Use of Registered First Nations People Living in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study - 2002 - Life Expectancy
• MCHP Deliverable - The Manitoba RHA Indicators Atlas: Population-Based Comparison of Health and Health Care Use - 2003 - Life Expectancy

References 

• Fransoo R, Martens P, The Need to Know Team, Burland E, Prior H, Burchill C, Chateau D, Walld R. Sex Differences in Health Status, Health Care Use, and Quality of Care: A Population-Based Analysis for Manitoba's Regional Health Authorities. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2005. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Martens PJ, Bond R, Jebamani L, Burchill C, Roos NP, Derksen S, Beaulieu M, Steinbach C, MacWilliam L, Walld R, Dik N, Sanderson D, Health Information and Research Committee AoMC, Tanner-Spence M, Leader A, Elias B, O'Neil J. The Health and Health Care Use of Registered First Nations People Living in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2002. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Martens PJ, Fransoo R, The Need to Know Team, Burland E, Jebamani L, Burchill C, Black C, Dik N, MacWilliam L, Derksen S, Walld R, Steinbach C, Dahl M. The Manitoba RHA Indicators Atlas: Population-Based Comparison of Health and Health Care Use. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2003. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Menec V, MacWilliam L, Soodeen R, Mitchell L. The Health and Health Care Use of Manitoba's Seniors: Have They Changed Over Time? Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2002. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Roos NP, Fransoo R, Bogdanovic B, Friesen D, MacWilliam L. Issues in the Management of Specialist Physician Resources for Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 1997. [Report] [Summary] (View)

Term used in 

• Chartier M, Finlayson G, Prior H, McGowan K, Chen H, de Rocquigny J, Walld R, Gousseau M. Health and Healthcare Utilization of Francophones in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Chateau D, Metge C, Prior H, Soodeen RA. Learning from the census: The socio-economic factor index (SEFI) and health outcomes in Manitoba. Canadian Journal of Public Health 2012;103(Suppl 2):S23-S27. [Abstract] [Report] (View)
• Finlayson GS, Forget E, Ekuma O, Derksen S, Bond R, Martens P, De Coster C. Allocating Funds for Healthcare in Manitoba Regional Health Authorities: A First Step--Population-Based Funding. Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2007. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Fransoo R, Martens P, Burland E, The Need to Know Team, Prior H, Burchill C. Manitoba RHA Indicators Atlas 2009. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2009. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Fransoo R, Martens P, The Need to Know Team, Prior H, Burchill C, Koseva I, Bailly A, Allegro E. The 2013 RHA Indicators Atlas. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2013. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Fransoo R, Mahar A, The Need to Know Team, Anderson A, Prior H, Koseva I, McCulloch S, Jarmasz J, Burchill S. The 2019 RHA Indicators Atlas. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2019. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Martens P, Nickel N, Forget E, Lix L, Turner D, Prior H, Walld R, Soodeen RA, Rajotte L, Ekuma O. The Cost of Smoking: A Manitoba Study. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2015. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Martens PJ, Bartlett J, Burland E, Prior H, Burchill C, Huq S, Romphf L, Sanguins J, Carter S, Bailly A. Profile of Metis Health Status and Healthcare Utilization in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2010. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Metge C, Chateau D, Prior H, Soodeen R, De Coster C, Barre L. Composite Measures/Indices of Health and Health System Performance. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2009. [Report] [Summary] (View)