Tendances et inégalités de mortalité de 1990 à 2015 dans les pays à revenu faible et intermédiaire

Dominique Tabutin and Bruno Masquelier

Population (french edition), 2017, vol. 72, issue 2, 227-307

Abstract: Between 1990 and 2015, life expectancy increased substantially in most low- and middle-income countries, although progress was very uneven. This article provides an overview of trends in early childhood mortality (0-5 years) and adult mortality (15-60 years) in the 109 low- and middle-income countries with populations of more than one million. It analyses trends in geographical and gender disparities across countries, and patterns of within-country inequalities (education, living standards, place of residence) in ten countries with very different socioeconomic, political and demographic characteristics (Afghanistan, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, South Africa). It takes a new look at the epidemiological transition and makes a detailed analysis of AIDS mortality and maternal deaths. Progress has benefited children especially, and often (though not always) women and the most disadvantaged countries or social groups. It would be premature to speak of mortality convergence, however, since despite the progress made, inequalities between and within countries remain large and deserve particular attention from public health policy makers and scientist s.

Keywords: child and adult mortality (1990-2015); social and geographic inequalities; gender; causes of death; AIDS; maternal mortality; epidemiological transition; low- and middle-income countries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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