Table 5.
Survival rates between 2002–03 and four years later, by disease prevalence in 2002–03
| Prevalence in 2002–03 | Aged 55–69 | Aged 70–84 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRS | ELSA | HRS | ELSA | ||
| Heart attack | Yes | NA | 87.6 | NA | 80.3 |
| No | NA | 96.3 | NA | 84.9 | |
| Stroke | Yes | 87.8 | 86.2 | 68.3 | 73.5 |
| No | 96.0 | 96.2 | 84.4 | 85.4 | |
| Diabetes | Yes | 91.1 | 91.7 | 72.4 | 79.0** |
| No | 96.4 | 96.2 | 85.1 | 85.1 | |
| Lung disease | Yes | 90.4 | 87.4 | 70.1 | 72.5 |
| No | 96.2 | 96.4 | 84.6 | 85.5 | |
| Cancer | Yes | 90.6 | 86.9* | 76.3 | 74.9 |
| No | 96.3 | 96.5 | 84.4 | 85.3 | |
| Moderate disability | Yes | 91.5 | 91.1 | 72.2 | 78.4*** |
| No | 97.0 | 97.4 | 89.4 | 88.8 | |
| Severe disability | Yes | 86.7 | 86.9 | 60.1 | 74.3*** |
| No | 96.5 | 97.1 | 86.6 | 86.9 | |
| ALL | ‐ | 95.7 | 95.9 | 82.9 | 84.4* |
Note: ELSA sample is weighted. ‘Moderate disability’ is defined as reporting four or more limitations (out of 22). ‘Severe disability’ is defined using an alternative threshold of eight limitations. ***, ** and * indicate significant difference between countries at 1 per cent, 5 per cent and 10 per cent level, according to ‘t’ tests.