The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic triggered global declines in life expectancy.
The United States was hit particularly hard among high-income countries. Early data from …

As people live longer, ages at death are becoming more similar. This dual advance over the
last two centuries, a central aim of public health policies, is a major achievement of modern …

Abstract The new coronavirus (COVID-19) is having a major impact on mortality and survival
in most countries of the world, with Mexico being one of the countries most heavily impacted …

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 …

The correlation between hot weather and crime is well documented but not fully understood.
We combine millions of administrative records, victimization surveys on unreported crime …

Background Venezuela is one of the most violent countries in the world. According to the
United Nations, homicide rates in the country increased from 32.9 to 61.9 per 100 000 …

Introduction Life expectancy (LE) and Health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE) are summary
indicators that reflect a population's general life conditions and measure inequities in health …

BACKGROUND Indicators of relative variation of lifespans are markers of inequality at the
population level and of uncertainty at the time of death at the individual level. In particular …

Uncertainty around age at death, or lifetime uncertainty, is a key public health indicator and
a marker of inequality in survival. How does the extent of violence affect lifetime uncertainty …

Introduction An important role of public health organisations is to monitor indicators of
variation, so as to disclose underlying inequality in health improvement. In industrialised …