Compression of mortality: the evolution of the variability in the age of death in Latin America

Latin American countries are undergoing major changes in their mortality profiles due to unique epidemiological and health transitions in the region. The main goal of this paper is to study the evolution of the mortality age profiles and the distribution of age at death for a series of Latin Americ...

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Main Authors: Marcos Roberto Gonzaga, Bernardo L. Queiroz, Everton E. Campos De Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Latinoamericana de Población 2018-12-01
Series:Revista Latinoamericana de Población
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Online Access:http://revistarelap.org/index.php/relap/article/view/3