TRENDS IN SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITIES IN MORTALITY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: THE CASE OF CHILD SURVIVAL IN SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL*

From: Demography | Date: August 1, 2004| Author: Sastry, Narayan | Copyright information

I examined trends in socioeconomic inequalities in under-five mortality for the state of Sào Paulo, Brazil, over a 21-year period from 1970 to 1991, during which much of the mortality transition unfolded. During this time, there was a decline in inequality in under-five mortality by household wealth but a substantial increase by mother 's education. Improvements in infrastructure and economic development were associated with lower levels of socioeconomic inequality in under-five mortality. M...

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