This paper examines the relationships between increased life expectancy and
healthy life expectancy (HLE) in Bangladesh by examining the relationships between
active aging index (AAI) and HLE. The AAI was constructed using 2009 survey data from
the Rajshahi District of Bangladesh, which was collected using Probability Proportion to
Size sampling technique. The Sullivan method was used to compute HLE, followed by
Pearson’s correlation analysis. The results suggest that urban, more educated male elderly
are more active in all aspects of life and have longer HLE. The mean difference of 6.62
years for urban male elderly reveals that male elderly could expect more disability free life
in comparison with other cohorts in all areas. Females are found to outlive males but are
more likely to live a greater part of their remaining life in disability. As expected, we found
very strong and significantly positive correlation between AAI and HLE.