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0011/2025 - Gender gap in life expectancy: the impact of mortalityexternal causes in Minas Gerais (1980-2018)
Hiato de gênero na expectativa de vida: o impacto da mortalidade por causas externas em Minas Gerais (1980-2018)

Author:

• Hisrael Passarelli-Araujo - Passarelli-Araujo, H. - <hisraelpassarelli@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3534-8392

Co-author(s):

• Larissa Gonçalves Souza - Souza, L.G - <larissa.souza@unifal-mg.edu.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3536-3912
• Pamila Cristina Lima Siviero - Siviero, P.C.L - <pamila.siviero@unifesp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2042-812X


Abstract:

The gender gap in life expectancy reflects broader social inequalities. Despite advances in longevity, gender disparities persist, especially in mortalityexternal causes. These often-preventable causes raise the male mortality rate. In Minas Gerais, the extent and nature of these disparities and the impact of external causes have not been adequately explored. This study examines the impact of mortalityexternal causes on the gender gap in life expectancy in Minas Gerais1980 to 2018. Using scenarios of mortality reductionexternal causes (25%, 50%, 75%, and total elimination), the study calculates the change generated by different scenarios in life expectancy at birth. Death data were combined with population data to calculate multiple decrement life tables. The results suggest that reducing external causes significantly decreases the gender gap in life expectancy. Eliminating 25% of external causes would already reduce the male disadvantage, with more pronounced gains as the proportion of eliminated causes increases. In a scenario of total elimination, the male disadvantage would drop drastically, also reflecting changes in the social and cultural norms that perpetuate these practices.

Keywords:

Mortality Differentials; Gender; External Causes; Minas Gerais

Content:

Gender gap in life expectancy: the impact of mortalityexternal causes in Minas Gerais (1980-2018)


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Passarelli-Araujo, H., Souza, L.G, Siviero, P.C.L. Gender gap in life expectancy: the impact of mortalityexternal causes in Minas Gerais (1980-2018). Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2025/Jan). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/gender-gap-in-life-expectancy-the-impact-of-mortalityexternal-causes-in-minas-gerais-19802018/19487?id=19487



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