Population Health Metrics
Life expectancy fell more for women in rural South Africa
The observational cohort study assessed life expectancy at age 15 and found differing pandemic-era death patterns linked to HIV, diabetes and high blood pressure.The observational cohort study assessed life expectancy at age 15 and found differing pandemic-era death patterns linked to HIV, diabetes and high blood pressure.
Cohort study of 130,710 rural KwaZulu-Natal residents aged 15 and older, 2015 to 2021, against menPopulations
Limit: Rural deaths may be under-registered, potentially distorting estimated life expectancy losses