Socioeconomic disparities in adult mortality in Latin America.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Large socioeconomic disparities in healthcare utilisation and health outcomes have been well-documented in Latin American countries. However, little is known about disparities in mortality rates. We estimate socioeconomic gradients in mortality in the Latin American region and discuss their patterns.

Methods

We use death certificate data from the national vital statistics systems and population data from national censuses in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru (2010-2023) to calculate mortality rates by age, sex and educational attainment. We also calculate mortality rates by cause of death. Data are harmonised to ensure comparability across countries and between death certificates and census data within countries. To analyse socioeconom

SUBMITTER: Buitrago G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12853461 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature