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VIOLENCE DEATHS AND ITS IMPACT ON LIFE EXPECTANCY: A COMPARISON BETWEEN MEXICO AND BRAZIL
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Universidad de Guadalajara. Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud. Centro de Estudios en Salud, Población y Desarrollo Humano. Guadalajara, México
Universidad de Guadalajara. Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud. Centro de Estudios en Salud, Población y Desarrollo Humano. Guadalajara, México
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Departamento de Estudos sobre Violência e Saúde Jorge Careli. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Departamento de Estudos sobre Violência e Saúde Jorge Careli. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
Universidad de Guadalajara. Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud. Centro de Estudios en Salud, Población y Desarrollo Humano. Guadalajara, México
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Departamento de Estudos sobre Violência e Saúde Jorge Careli. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Departamento de Estudos sobre Violência e Saúde Jorge Careli. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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Using official data, this study analyzed violent deaths (homicide, suicide, events of undetermined intent and deaths due to legal intervention) in Brazil and Mexico in the three-year periods 2002-2004 and 2012-14, the impact of these causes of death on life expectancy in both countries and the role of the different age groups in years of life expectancy lost (YLEL). Abridged life tables were constructed for both countries for both periods. Temporary life expectancy and YLEL between zero and 80 years by selected causes and age groups were calculated for each triennium. The leading cause of YLEL among men was homicide in both periods in Brazil (1.5 years) and in the second period in Mexico (one year). Violent deaths (VD) accounted for around 16% of YLEL in Brazil and 13% in Mexico in 2012-2014. Among women, YLEL due to homicides and suicides showed the greatest relative increase in both countries, although VD accounted for barely 3% of total YLEL. The highest percentage of YLEL due to VDwas found among the 15 to 29 year age groups in both countries and for both sexes. The increase in rates of VD in Mexico, above all among young people, has curbed further increases in life expectancy in recent years, especially among men. Likewise, the high rates of VD in Brazil in both periods have hindered the growth of life expectancy.
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