Summary Background Latin America is one of the most unequal regions in the world, but
evidence is lacking on the magnitude of health inequalities in urban areas of the region. Our …

The concept of a so-called urban advantage in health ignores the possibility of
heterogeneity in health outcomes across cities. Using a harmonized dataset from the …

Background There are large and persistent disparities in life expectancy among racial–
ethnic groups in the USA, but the extent to which these patterns vary geographically on a …

Mortality in the United States is 18% higher than in Costa Rica among adult men and 10%
higher among middle-aged women, despite the several times higher income and health …

Background Studies of the effect of macroeconomic fluctuations on mortality in different
socioeconomic groups are scarce and have yielded mixed findings. We analyse mortality …

Background The demographic shift and epidemiologic transition in Brazil have drawn
attention to ways of measuring population health that complement studies of mortality. In this …

It is uncertain whether Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) countries are approaching a
single mortality regime. Over the last three decades, LAC has experienced major public …

Background Life expectancy inequalities in England have increased steadily since the
1980s. Our aim was to investigate how much deaths from different diseases and injuries and …

Abstract ARIAS-ORTIZ, Nelson Enrique and DE VRIES, Esther. Health inequities and cancer
survival in Manizales, Colombia: a population-based study. Colomb. Med.[online]. 2018, vol …

This article describes the origins and characteristics of an interdisciplinary multinational
collaboration aimed at promoting and disseminating actionable evidence on the drivers of …