The gap in life expectancy and lifespan inequality between Iran and neighbour countries: the contributions of avoidable causes of death.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare system and intersectoral public health policies play a crucial role in improving population health and reducing health inequalities. This study aimed to quantify their impact, operationalized as avoidable deaths, on the gap in life expectancy (LE) and lifespan inequality (LI) between Iran and three neighbour countries viz., Turkey, Qatar, and Kuwait in 2015-2016.

Methods

Annual data on population and causes of deaths by age and sex for Iran and three neighbour countries were obtained from the World Health Organization mortality database for the period 2015-2016. A recently developed list by the OECD/Eurostat was used to identify avoidable causes of death (with an upper age limit of 75). The cross-country gaps in LE and LI (measured by standard deviation

SUBMITTER: Allel K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9175322 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature