The Role of Infant Mortality in Closing the Life Expectancy Gap

B Ravikumar and Amy Smaldone

Economic Synopses, 2024, issue 3, 2 pages

Abstract: The difference in life expectancy between rich and poor countries has narrowed since 1970, owing in large part to decreases in infant mortality.

Keywords: life expectancy; infant mortality; rich countries; poor countries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.20955/es.2024.3

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