Why do some countries do better or worse in life expectancy relative to income? An analysis of Brazil, Ethiopia, and the United States of America

• Main Authors: Toby Freeman (Author), Hailay Abrha Gesesew (Author), Clare Bambra (Author), Elsa Regina Justo Giugliani (Author), Jennie Popay (Author), David Sanders (Author), James Macinko (Author), Connie Musolino (Author), Fran Baum (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background While in general a country's life expectancy increases with national income, some countries "punch above their weight", while some "punch below their weight" - achieving higher or lower life expectancy than would be predicted by their per capita income. D...