BACKGROUND Vital statistics registration and census counts for Mexico may be incomplete,
resulting in unreliable mortality indicators. OBJECTIVE We evaluate unadjusted mortality …

Background Mortality estimates from various sources suggest that Costa Ricans experience
record-high life expectancy at birth in Latin America and higher longevity than the …

Mortality databases have been established for developed countries and effectively used for
various purposes. For developing countries of which the deaths counted 78% that of the …

Background The under-five mortality rate (the probability of dying between birth and age 5 y,
also denoted in the literature as U5MR and 5 q 0) is a key indicator of child health, but it …

Accurate knowledge of adult mortality levels and trends in the developing world is hampered
by its widespread lack of complete vital registration systems. Although knowledge of infant …

Objective To analyse average lifespan and quantify the effect of avoidable/amenable
mortality on the difference between state-specific mortality and a low-mortality benchmark in …

The infant mortality rate (IMR) in Colombia has been subject to considerable inconsistent
reporting, estimation, and debate. The registered rate for 2009 is 13.69, while the estimated …

[36] p.: graphs, maps, tablesThis new release provides the most up-to-date comprehensive
information on child mortality worldwide, including a public database containing about 17 …

Life tables of developing countries are often estimated using child (or child and adult
mortality), leaving oldage mortality unchecked and unreliable. However, the number of …

Objectives—This report presents complete period life tables for the United States by race,
Hispanic origin, and sex, based on age-specific death rates in 2015. Methods—Data used to …