This paper presents and critically discusses a vast array of evidence on the determinants of mortality reductions in … in income and nutrition. We then characterize the age and cause of death profile of changes in mortality and ask what can …. Public health infrastructure, immunization, targeted programs, and the spread of less palpable forms of knowledge all seem to …

health, there is more inequality in the world than if we consider income alone. Such international inequalities in life … hope that economic growth will improve people's health as well as their material living conditions. I argue that the … poverty reduction, there is no evidence that it will deliver automatic health improvements in the absence of appropriate …

I explore the connection between income inequality and health in both poor and rich countries. I discuss a range of … deprivation. I review the evidence on the effects of income inequality on the rate of decline of mortality over time, on … geographical pattens of mortality, and on individual-level mortality. Much of the literature needs to be treated skeptically, if …

populations above mortality-minimizing bodyweight is not clearly greater in countries with higher overweight and obesity rates (as …

The demographic transition --the move from a high fertility/high mortality regime into a low fertility/low mortality …

In a recent paper, Acemoglu and Johnson (2007) argue that the large increases in population health witnessed in the 20 … health and income do not affect subsequent economic growth. Using their data we reject this assumption in favor of a model of …, exogenous improvements in health due to technical advances associated with the epidemiological transition appear to have …

Mortality rates have fallen dramatically over time, starting in a few countries in the 18th century, and continuing to … fall today. In just the past century, life expectancy has increased by over 30 years. At the same time, mortality rates … years. This difference persists despite the remarkable progress in health improvement in the last half century, at least …

convergence of adult mortality rates among the rich of the world, particularly men. Globalization would do much for global health … throughout the now poor world. Many see related threats to public health from current globalization. Multilateral and bilateral … Services may restrict the freedom of signatories to shape their own health delivery systems, and it remains unclear whether …

medical progress: decreased mortality risk, milder and slower development over time, making the time with disease (and health …The objective is to review the evidence on (a) ageing and health and (b) the demand for health- and social services … among the elderly. Issues are: does health status of the elderly improve over time, and how do the trends in health status …