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Vol. 26 No. 2 (2011): 77, May-August
Research articles

Male Fate – Years of Life Lost in Brazil and its Regions – 1989 / 2005

Kaizô Iwakami Beltrão
image/svg+xml Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Estadísticas, Instituto Brasileño de Geografía y Estadística
Emilio E. Dellasoppa
image/svg+xml Rio de Janeiro State University

Published 2011-05-01

Keywords

  • years of life lost,
  • young adults,
  • gender,
  • Brazil,
  • external causes

How to Cite

Beltrão, K. I., & Dellasoppa, E. E. (2011). Male Fate – Years of Life Lost in Brazil and its Regions – 1989 / 2005. Estudios Demográficos Y Urbanos, 26(2), 299–343. https://doi.org/10.24201/edu.v26i2.1385
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Abstract

This research analyzes the evolution of years of life lost (YLL) for young and adult Brazilian population by causes of death and geographical areas, as well as by gender and age-groups during 25 years: from 1980 to 2005. The most striking characteristic of the results of YLL is the widening gender gap: much larger figures for males than for females for violent causes. For males it is also noticeable a steady increase of the indicator driven by external causes. Young adults are especially vulnerable to death by violent causes, with large figures and a positive trend.