The present study characterized the States of Brazil in relation to factors related to work injuries. Data came from …

distributions, as well as possible correlations between the attributes. The analysis is based on household survey data from Brazil … distribution of income variables will not portray fully the degree of socio-economic and political inequalities in Brazil. In fact … attributes appear to be more equally distributed in Brazil than income. …

We study the causal effects of job loss and unemployment insurance (UI) on hospitalization and mortality for Brazilian … discharges, and mortality for a period of 17 years. Using a difference-in-differences research design that compares laid …% increase in the probability of male in-patient admission to public hospitals, and a 34% increase in the risk of male mortality …

This paper analyzes the direct and indirect impacts of Brazil's Family Health Program. We estimate the effects of the … program on mortality and on household behavior related to child labor and schooling, employment of adults, and fertility. We … find consistent effects of the program on reductions in mortality throughout the age distribution, but mainly at earlier …

deaths in Brazil, in its macro-regions and Federative Units (UF) in the period 2011-2013. Data from the Mortality Information …Violence against women is a problem of great magnitude and relevance in Brazil, which has death as its more extreme … expression. This study aimed to estimate corrected female mortality rates due to assault and to describe the profile of these …