Disease Prevalence Across Europe: New Evidence from SHARE

Abstract

We exploit the international comparability and the longitudinal dimension of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe to look at regional and cohort differences in disease prevalence across European regions. We find a significantly higher probability of reporting cardiovascular diseases among older Eastern European women than among other Europeans. Moreover, we observe a worsening in health conditions for younger cohorts.

Citation

Bassoli, E., Brugiavini, A. and Pasini, G. (2021), "Disease Prevalence Across Europe: New Evidence from SHARE", Baltagi, B.H. and Moscone, F. (Ed.) The Sustainability of Health Care Systems in Europe (Contributions to Economic Analysis, Vol. 295), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 23-42. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0573-855520210000295007