Measuring longevity achievements under welfare interdependencies: a case for joint life expectancy indicators

• Published in: Social indicators research Vol. 84; no. 2; pp. 203 - 230
• Main Author: Ponthiere, Gregory
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer 01.11.2007; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Age; Coexistence; Death; Economic Development; Economic indices; Error of Measurement; Gross domestic product indices; Helping Relationship; History, theory and methodology; Human Development Index; Human subjects; Indexes; International; International cooperation; Life expectancy; Life Style; Living Standards; Longevity; Measurement Objectives; Measurement Techniques; Men; Methodology; Mortality Rate; Peer Acceptance; Probabilities; Probability; Quality of Life; Social Characteristics; Social Environment; Social Indicators; Sociology; Standard of living; Studies; Survival; Welfare; Well Being; Wellbeing; Measurement; Well-being; Crossnational Comparisons; Longevity; Life Expectancy

Whereas period life expectancy constitutes an intuitive indicator of the survival conditions prevailing at a particular period, this paper argues that, given the existence of welfare interdependencies, that widespread indicator is nonetheless an incomplete measure of the longevity achievements relev...