>shows Japan first place in :
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>in the 'attainment of goals' category
>-Health Level (Dale) -don't ask me what it means
DALE = Disability Adjusted Life Expectancy, which adjusts the raw life expectancy to come up with an internationally comparable figure expressing how many healthy years one can expect to have. Marta, anyone - any problems with this concept? Seems to demean the lives of those with disabilities.
Doug