Non-communicable diseases are key to further narrow gender gap in life expectancy in Shanghai, China.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:To address change in the gender gap of life expectancy (GGLE) in Shanghai from 1973 to 2018, and to identify the major causes of death and age groups associated with the change over time. METHODS:The temporal trend in GGLE was evaluated using retrospective demographic analysis with Joinpoint regression. Causes of death were coded in accordance with the International Classification of Diseases and mapped with the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) cause list. The life table technique and decomposition method were used to express changes in GGLE. RESULTS:The trend of GGLE in Shanghai experienced two phases, i.e., a decrease from 8.4 to 4.2 years in the descent phase (1973-1999) and a fluctuation between 4.0 and 4.9 years in the plateau phase (1999-2018). The reduced age-specific morta

SUBMITTER: Chen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7268263 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature