Reference

Main functions
CompleteDFLEtable()	Complete a dataframe with useful variables for the calculation of disability-free life expectancies (DFLE)
prevalenceForecast()	Forecasts prevalences of disability and DFLEs
ApproxPrevalenceTable()	Transforms a table with prevalences by age brackets into a table with (smoothed) prevalences by age
Auxiliary functions
prevalenceApprox()	Estimates prevalences by age from values by age brackets
prevalence_to_polynomial()	Estimates a polynomial approximation for prevalences by age
runExample()	Runs examples of uses of the package
Datasets Datasets provide examples for calculations. Most are data provided by Insee (the French INS) or DREES (the statistical unit of the French Ministry for Health and Social affairs)
FRDreesAPA	A dataset with share of APA beneficiaries in France
FRDreesAPA2017	A dataset with share of APA beneficiaries in France (December 2017)
FRDreesVQSsurvey2014	A dataset with disability prevalences in France (2014)
FRDreesEHPA	A dataset with proportions on people living in institutions in France according to Drees's EHPA survey
FRGaliEUSilc	A dataset with prevalence of general activity limitations (GALI) in France
FRInseePopulation	A dataset with population by sex and age, from Insee's 'bilan démographique' (annual population estimates)
FRInseePopulationForecast2016	A dataset with population by sex and age, from Insee's 2016 population forecast (central scenario)
FRInseePopulationForecast2021	A dataset with population by sex and age, from Insee's 2021 population forecast (central scenario)
FRInseeMortalityForecast2016	A dataset with mortality rates from Insee's 2016 population forecast (central scenario)
FRInseeMortalityForecast2021	A dataset with mortality rates from Insee's 2021 population forecast (central scenario)
FRInseeMortalityrates	A dataset with observed mortality rates by sex and age, from Insee
FRInseeMortalityrates_t69	An (alternative) dataset with observed mortality rates by sex and age, from Insee
sullivan	An example of calculation using Sullivan's method.
description_sullivan	A description of the variables in the dataset from Sullivan manual's calculation example.