Background Epidemiological transition (ET) theory, first postulated in 1971, has developed
alongside changes in population structures over time. However, understandings of mortality …

Background Studies of trends in population changes and epidemiological profiles in the
developing world have overwhelmingly relied upon the concepts of demographic …

Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2015 provides
an up-to-date synthesis of the evidence for risk factor exposure and the attributable burden …

Background Up-to-date evidence on levels and trends for age-sex-specifi c all-cause and
cause-specifi c mortality is essential for the formation of global, regional, and national health …

Summary Background In September, 2015, the UN General Assembly established the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs specify 17 universal goals, 169 targets …

All-cause mortality rates in rural areas have exceeded those in urban areas of the US since
the 1980s, and the gap continues to widen. Yet no definitive causes of this difference are …

Summary Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study
2015 provides an up-to-date synthesis of the evidence for risk factor exposure and the …

This article contributes to the discussion on the determinants of diverging life expectancy in
high-income countries, with a focus on Germany. To date, much of this discourse has …

A very special debt of gratitude is owed to George C. Myers, former director of the Center for
Demographic Studies at Duke University, who passed away in 2000. Not only did Dr. Myers …

Em 2020, completamos 30 anos desde a publicação das Leis Orgânicas do Sistema Único
de Saúde. Desde então, a mudança no perfil de morbimortalidade tem desafiado a gestão …