From sex differences to sex inequalities in life expectancy: A cross-country observational benchmarking analysis

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Angela Y. Chang · University of Southern Denmark

Emily K. Johnson · University of Southern Denmark

Sarah Bolongaita · University of Bergen

Kent Buse · Monash University Malaysia

Sarah Hawkes · Monash University Malaysia

Omar Karlsson · Duke University

Felícia Marie Knaul ·

Abstract

This study provides a novel, potentially more objective method for assessing sex inequalities in health outcomes, and presents the trends across countries, age, and time.

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Health disparities and outcomes Sex and Gender in Healthcare Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences

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Published in: PLoS Medicine

Volume 22, Issue 12, pp. e1004828-e1004828

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004828

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From sex differences to sex inequalities in life expectancy: A cross-country observational benchmarking analysis

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