Contributions of the life expectancy gap reduction between urban and rural areas to the increase in overall life expectancy in South Korea from 2000 to 2019

Abstract Background This study aimed to quantify the contribution of narrowing the life expectancy gap between urban and rural areas to the overall life expectancy at birth in Korea and examine the age and death cause-specific contribution to changes in the life expectancy gap between urban and rura...

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Main Author: Ikhan Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-023-01960-0