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Sullivan's Index

Sullivan's index also known as Disability Free Life Expectancy (DFLE) is a method to compute life expectancy free of disability. It is calculated by formula: Life expectancy − {\displaystyle -} duration of disability Health expectancy calculated by Sullivan's method is the number of remaining years, at a particular age, that an individual can expect to…

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