Urbanization, development and under-five mortality differentials by place of residence in São Paulo, Brazil, 1970-1991

Narayan Sastry
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Demographic Research Special Collections, 2004, vol. 2, issue 14, 355-386

Abstract: In this paper, I examine differentials in under-five mortality for the state of São Paulo, Brazil, between urban and rural areas and by location within urban areas over a 21-year period between 1970 and 1991. I also investigate economic inequalities in under-five mortality for urban areas. During the period 1970-1991, much of the infant and child mortality transition unfolded in São Paulo. I investigate whether these improvements in mortality were accompanied by narrowing differentials by place of residence and declining economic inequalities in mortality. I draw on microdata from Brazilian censuses conducted in 1970, 1980, and 1991.

Keywords: mortality; Brazil; urbanization; under-five mortality; development; Sao Paulo (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J1 Z0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2004.S2.14

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