International shortfall inequality in life expectancy in women and in men, 1950-2010

• Main Authors: Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoor (Author), Sam Harper (Author), Jennifer H Lee (Author), John Lynch (Author), Colin Mathers (Author), Carla Abou-Zahr (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To assess international shortfall inequality in life expectancy at birth among women and men and the influence of geography and country income group. METHODS: The authors used estimates of life expectancy at birth, by sex, for 12 five-year periods between 1950-1955 and 2005-2010 and estim...