Figure 1

1a – Life expectancy in years, with and without (a) disability ^a , (b) disease ^b , and (c) co-morbidity ^c , for men and women aged 60 years and over in seven cities in Latin America and the Caribbean. ^aDisability was defined as difficulty with at least one of the six ADL activities (dressing, eating, bathing, walking across a room, getting into/out of bed and using the toilet). ^bDisease was defined as presence of at least one, and ^cCo-morbidity was defined as presence of at least two, of the seven self-reported chronic diseases or conditions (heart problems, cancer, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, arthritis, or chronic lung disease).