The burden of disease among Brazilian older adults and the challenge for health policies: results of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.
Valéria Maria de Azeredo PassosAna Paula Silva ChampsRenato TeixeiraMaria Fernanda Furtado Lima-CostaRenata KirkwoodRenato VerasBruno Ramos NascimentoAna Maria NogalesMaria Inês SchmidtBruce Bartholow DuncanEwerton CousinMohsen NaghaviFatima Marinho SouzaPublished in: Population health metrics (2020)
The increase in LE and the decrease of the DALYs rates are probably results of the improvement of social conditions and health policies. However, the smaller increase of HALE than LE means that despite living more, people spend a substantial time of their old age with disability and illness. Preventable or potentially controllable diseases are responsible for most of the burden of disease among Brazilian older adults. Health investments are necessary to obtain longevity with quality of life in Brazil.