Empirical evidence from several countries reveals that self-rated health is a valid predictor of mortality. So far … the relationship between self-rated health and mortality for Germany. In addition the GSOEP data enable an exploration of …

to the high costs of dying. If not age per se but proximity to death determines the bulk of expenditures, a shift in the … mortality risk to higher ages will not affect lifetime health care expenditures as death occurs only once in every life. We … life and for survivors, which we apply to the projections of the age structure and mortality rates for the German …

due to the fact that mortality rises with age and a large share of HCE is caused by proximity to death. As a consequence …, rising longevity - through falling mortality rates - may even reduce HCE. However, a weakness of previous empirical studies … over the period 1997-2009. Using (dynamic) panel data models, we find that age, mortality and five-year survival rates have …