Non-communicable diseases are key to further narrow gender gap in life expectancy in Shanghai, China

Non-communicable diseases are key to further narrow gender gap in life expectancy in Shanghai, China

Abstract Background To address change in the gender gap of life expectancy (GGLE) in Shanghai from 1973 to 2018, and to identify the major causes of death and age groups associated with the change over time. Methods The temporal trend in GGLE was evaluated using retrospective demographic analysis wi...

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Main Authors: Hanyi Chen, Yi Zhou, Lianghong Sun, Yichen Chen, Xiaobin Qu, Hua Chen, Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa, Shaotan Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Life expectancy
Cause of death
Trends
Health equity
Mortality
Chronic disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-08932-x

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