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Table 1 Initial population health at 65 and transition matrix at 75 for men in 2050, under different health scenarios

From: The effect of trends in health and longevity on health services use by older adults

Population health for men at 65

 

Share in 2050

Scenario

Good

Moderate

Poor

Deceased

Baseline (1o, 1 ++, 2o, 3o)

0.66

0.27

0.06

0.00

Compression (2 +, 2 ++)

0.99

0.01

0.00

0.00

Dynamic (3 +, 3 ++)

0.51

0.44

0.05

0.00

Transition matrix for men at 75 in 2050

State at t

State at t+1

 

Good

Moderate

Poor

Deceased

Baseline

Good

0.87

0.07

0.04

0.02

Moderate

0.00

0.87

0.10

0.03

Poor

0.00

0.04

0.81

0.15

1o Expansion of morbidity

Good

0.92

0.04

0.02

0.01

Poor

0.00

0.04

0.88

0.09

1 ++ Expansion of morbidity, high life exp.

Moderate

0.00

0.95

0.04

0.01

Poor

0.00

0.04

0.90

0.06

2o Compression of morbidity. Transition

Good

0.94

0.03

0.02

0.01

Moderate

0.00

0.94

0.05

0.01

Poor

0.00

0.04

0.81

0.15

2 + Compression of morbidity. Transition and initial

Good

0.93

0.04

0.02

0.01

Moderate

0.00

0.93

0.06

0.02

Poor

0.00

0.04

0.81

0.15

2 ++ Compression of morbidity, high life exp. Transition and initial

Good

0.96

0.02

0.01

0.01

Moderate

0.00

0.96

0.03

0.01

Poor

0.00

0.04

0.81

0.15

3o Dynamic equilibrium. Transition

Good

0.87

0.10

0.02

0.01

Moderate

0.00

0.94

0.05

0.01

Poor

0.00

0.04

0.84

0.12

3 + Dynamic equilibrium. Transition and initial

Good

0.87

0.10

0.02

0.01

Moderate

0.00

0.94

0.04

0.01

Poor

0.00

0.04

0.84

0.12

3 ++ Dynamic equilibrium, high life exp. Transition and initial

Good

0.87

0.11

0.01

0.01

Moderate

0.00

0.97

0.03

0.01

Poor

0.00

0.04

0.86

0.11