José Manuel Aburto, Author at N-IUSSP

Individual and population ageing, age structure

On the (changing) relationship between life expectancy and lifespan inequality

June 7, 2021June 1, 2020 José Manuel Aburto, Ginevra Floridi and Ella Fegitz

Europe, Mortality, Old age

Life expectancy at birth is widely employed to measure longevity. However, as José Manuel Aburto, Ginevra Floridi and Ella Fegitz argue, another complementary dimension of great relevance in health research … Read more

Health and mortality

Homicides in Latin America: a global health challenge

July 12, 2021June 10, 2019 José Manuel Aburto and Vladimir Canudas-Romo

Americas, life expectancy, Mortality

Homicide rates in Latin America are higher than elsewhere in the world, although with considerable variation within the region. In some countries, they are so high that they are significantly … Read more