The impact of violence and COVID-19 on Mexico's life-expectancy losses and recent bounce-back, 2015-22.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, life expectancy in Mexico stagnated from the early 2000s, mainly due to increased homicides. During the pandemic, Mexico experienced sizable excess mortality. We aimed to assess the contribution of violence, COVID-19, and causes of death that were amenable to healthcare to life-expectancy changes between 2015 and 2022 in Mexico.

Methods

We used administrative mortality and adjusted population estimates to construct life tables. We applied demographic methods to untangle contributions of causes of death to life-expectancy changes by year and sex at the subnational level.

Results

Between 2015 and 2019, life expectancy declined from 71.8 to 71.1 years for males and stagnated at 77.6 years for females. Violence among young males ex

SUBMITTER: Zazueta-Borboa JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12000805 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature