The rising disabling share of health loss among adults aged 80 years and older: A 34-year GBD 2023 analysis across 10 selected countries, 1990-2023.
BACKGROUND Increasing life expectancy has created an epidemiological paradox of declining mortality alongside sustained disability, particularly among the oldest-old. We quantified changes in the fatal and non-fatal composition of health loss among adults aged ≥80 years in 10 selected countries. METHODS We analyzed G...