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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Calderón Jaramillo, Mariana author Spijker, Jeroen author Rentería, Elisenda author Correia Alves, Luciana author 2026-01-13 Unprecedented gains in life expectancy call for a nuanced understanding of morbidity and its consequences on social care needs. Despite the observed worldwide gender gap in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, we still do not know how these longer years women are living are affected by social care needs, nor whether there are cross-country differences in this regard. This study measures the Years of Life Expectancy with Care Needs that individuals are expected to live at age 60, combining (multi)morbidity and social care needs states. By decomposing the gender gap in life expectancy without care needs across five Ibero-American countries (Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Portugal, and Spain), it also explains the differences between men and women in this regard. Results reinforce the healthsurvival paradox, with women living longer lives and more years in states of multimorbidity and social care needs than men. They also show that in all countries but Spain, the gender gap in years without care needs implies that men are living, on average, longer years than women without healthcare and social care needs. By using an indicator that combines measures of healthcare and social care needs, this study aims to contribute to the evidence required to prepare healthcare systems and social care policies according to ageing populations’ specific dynamics and needs. Calderón-Jaramillo, Mariana; Spijker, Jeroen; Rentería, Elisenda [et al.]. Between curing and caring: years of life expectancy with care needs (YLCN) in IberoAmerican countries. Genus, 2026, 82(1). Disponible en <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41118-025-00279-8>. Fecha de acceso: 20 mar. 2026. DOI: 10.1186/s41118-025-00279-8 0016-6987 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12328/5252 https://doi.org/10.1186/s41118-025-00279-8 Social care needs Multimorbidity Healthy life expectancy Ibero-America Ageing Necessitats d'atenció social Multimorbidesa Esperança de vida saludable Ibèroamèrica Envelliment Necesidades de asistencia social Multimorbilidad Esperanza de vida con buena salud Iberoamérica Envejecimiento Between curing and caring: years of life expectancy with care needs (YLCN) in Ibero-American countries