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Table 2 Total life expectancy, disability-free life expectancy and disabled life expectancy among Indigenous (Mapuche) and non-Indigenous older adults in Chile

From: Ethnic differences in disability-free life expectancy and disabled life expectancy in older adults in Chile

Ethnic Origin

TLE

DFLE (CI 95%)

DLE (CI 95%)

Ratio DLE/DFLE

Mapuche

    

60 years

18.9

9.4 (8.4–10.3)

9.5 (8.6–10.5)

1.0

70 years

11.0

4.3 (3.6-5.0)

6.6 (5.9–7.3)

1.5

80 years

5.3

0.8 (0.4–1.2)

4.4 (4.0-4.8)

5.3

90 + years

3.6

0.3 (0.0-0.9)

3.3 (2.8–3.9)

11.0

Non-Indigenous

60 years

26.4

14.0 (12.8–15.3)

12.3 (11.1–13.6)

0.9

70 years

17.3

8.0 (6.9–9.1)

9.3 (8.2–10.5)

1.2

80 years

9.6

3.6 (2.5–4.6)

6.0 (5.0-7.1)

1.7

90 + years

4.5

1.1 (0.0-2.2)

3.4 (2.3–4.5)

3.0

  1. Source: Own elaboration using EDES Survey and Life Table by Ethnicity [31]
  2. TLE: Total life expectancy, DFLE: Disability-free life expectancy, DLE: Disability life expectancy