WIC Online Colloquium ********************* Markus Sauerberg, Federal Institute for Population Research, Wiesbaden, Germany Assessing Population Health: A Closer Look at the Healthy Life Years indicator Wednesday, January 19th, 2022 12:00-13:00 (CET) Please register for the presentation here until one day before the presentation 10:00 (CET): https://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/events/wic-colloquium/wic-colloquium-registration Login information will be sent to registered participants shortly before the start of the presentation. Abstract Duringmy time at the VID, I explored the measurement of population health from a methodological point of view with a particular focus on the Healthy Life Years (HLY) indicator. HLY extends classic period life expectancy (LE) by taking into account the health dimension in survivorship. However, HLY is less reliable as compared to LE. For instance, HLY values are showing more fluctuations over time and countries with high LE levels do not necessarily rank also high in terms of HLY. Accordingly, it is worthwhile to take a closer look at the HLY indicator. I examined HLY with respect to its underlying health and mortality components. Additionally, I tested the impact of population's educational composition on HLY. While all factors can play a role in specific situations, the health information appears as being the most important driver for the observed HLY estimates. More Information: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/fileadmin/subsites/Institute/VID/PDF/Colloquium/2022/...