Estimating the lifetime economic burden of stroke according to the age of onset in South Korea: a cost of illness study

Table 2 Estimated years of life lost due to stroke

Age of stroke onset (years)	Life expectancy in general population (years)^a	Estimated life expectancy in patients with stroke^b	Years of life lost due to stroke^c	Reduction in life expectancy due to stroke (%)
Male
45	32.16	16.59	15.57	48.42
55	23.6	9.55	14.05	59.54
65	15.8	5.57	10.23	64.78
75	9.42	2.02	7.40	78.60
85	5.16	0.70	4.46	86.48
Female
45	38.28	20.66	17.62	46.04
55	28.9	14.61	14.29	49.44
65	19.9	7.29	12.61	63.36
75	11.91	2.56	9.35	78.51
85	6.28	0.75	5.53	88.06

^a Data source: Korea National Statistical Office, 2005; ^b Estimated from Markov cohort simulation; ^c Years of life lost due to stroke = (life expectancy in general population - estimated life expectancy in patients with stroke).

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