changes in adult mortality rates. An upsurge of cardiovascular and external cause mortality caused a massive premature loss of … life among working-age men in the former Soviet Union in the 1990s. In contrast, cardiovascular mortality has fallen at a … changes and assesses the possible consequences of the changing fertility and mortality patterns. Much remains unknown about …

The reduction of child mortality is one of the most universally accepted Millennium Goals. However, there is a … child mortality is mainly determined by the evolution of macroeconomic environment. The influence of per capita income level … on mortality is frequently underlined. But a given income growth does not have the same effect on child survival if it is …

This study focuses on the city of São Paulo, Brazil and examines the ways in which irregular and illegal growth have …

During the twentieth century, internal migration and urbanization shaped Brazil’s economic and social landscape. Cities … between rural and urban areas. In 1950, about a third of Brazil’s population lived in cities; this figure grew to …