A study by researchers at the University of Washington found that was added during the last decade, the average Costa Rica year life expect...
A study by researchers at the University of Washington found that was added during the last decade, the average Costa Rica year life expectancy and healthy life.
The study showed an increase in the country results in a known indicator as life expectancy in good health (HALE). HALE health indicators in each country and to measure the time, and represents the year a person is in good health and without physical problems.
The results are part of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 University Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) disclosed last week. The search includes the results from 195 countries.
In 2005, Costa Rica had a life expectancy healthy 69.2 years, while in 2015 the figure rose to 70.2 years. The Ticos hope full of life ", according to the social security system, or the case is, 79 years. The difference between the two figures shows that the average Costa Rica nine years life is spent with illness, depression or consequences of accidents or chronic to overcome disease.
IHME research also found that women in Costa Rica have more years of good health. Life expectancy in good health for women is 71.85 years, while 69.23 years for men. However, men showed a greater improvement in the decade: life expectancy in good health for men increased by 1.23 years and 0.85 years for women.
Both figures are better than the world average of 64 years 61 years for men and 67 for women.
The investigation
IHME researchers estimate life expectancy in good health with a summary of mortality and non-fatal. The most recent review took into account the data of 315 diseases and risk factors of 49 countries, the sex and age group from 1990 to 2015.
The researchers analyzed the number of people dying, at what age and what illness or accident caused the death. They also took into account the number of people are still alive, but enjoy quality of life.
In the case of Costa Rica, the study found that the diseases that most affect the quality of life are heart disease, back pain, depressive disorders, deafness and diabetes.
CEO of Caja Maria del Rocio Saenz said on Monday that the results of the study confirm that the country is the most important risk factors adequately addressed that affect the quality of life of the population.
She pointed out that the results of the study show that the country to reach closer to the goal of the national life expectancy of 70.49 years for the 2018 National Development Plan.
Excellent work
After Sáenz, validate the results, to find the strategies and programs to create a comprehensive approach to chronic diseases such programs disease or cardiovascular diabetes and programs, mental and behavioral disorders due to treat the country today finds. They also highlight the media campaigns against smoking and eating habits, improve mental health and physical activity.
but added Saenz that the country still needs to enhance its efforts to promote healthy life, especially young people.
Jacqueline Rivas Castillo, an expert in the field in the IHME study respondents agreed that work against bad habits to fight is necessary as sedentary lifestyle, obesity and stress.
"[We] encourage improvements in rest periods, sleep and suitable leisure," he said.
