Open AccessCause-of-Death Disparities in the African Diaspora: Exploring Differences Among Shared-Heritage Populations
Author(s) -
Ian Hambleton,
Selvi Jeyaseelan,
Christina Howitt,
Natasha Sobers,
Anselm Hennis,
Rainford Wilks,
Edward N. Harris,
Marlene Y. MacLeish,
Louis W. Sullivan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2015.302676
Subject(s) - demography , life expectancy , african descent , mortality rate , population , medicine , diaspora , ethnic group , afro caribbean , gerontology , ethnology , history , gender studies , sociology , anthropology , political science , law
We investigated changes in life expectancy (LE) and cause-specific mortality over time, directly comparing African-descent populations in the United States and the Caribbean.