Determinants of Life Expectancy over a Century in a Developing Country:
The Case of Chile, 1900-2010
Although life expectancy is a key metric for assessing a population’s health and well-being, there is a lack of both data and studies on this phenomenon over long periods of time in developing countries. Using original datasets for 1900-2010, this paper empirically measures the effect of certain determinants of life expectancy in Chile. The data considered includes sociodemographic information, measures of income distribution, and other indicators related to economic growth and the political system. The results show that, during the twentieth century, aspects related to certain sociodemographic variables, social inequality, and economic growth had a strong impact on the evolution of life expectancy in this country.
Population Review
Volume 62, Number 1, 2023
Type: Article, pp. 124-167
Determinants of Life Expectancy over a Century in a Developing Country:
The Case of Chile, 1900-2010
Authors: Luis Garrido-Vergara, Ignacio Sepúlveda-Rodríguez
Authors affiliations: Institute of Public Affairs University of Chile
Corresponding author/address: [email protected]
Abstract
Although life expectancy is a key metric for assessing a population’s health and well-being, there is a lack of both data and studies on this phenomenon over long periods of time in developing countries. Using original datasets for 1900-2010, this paper empirically measures the effect of certain determinants of life expectancy in Chile. The data considered includes sociodemographic information, measures of income distribution, and other indicators related to economic growth and the political system. The results show that, during the twentieth century, aspects related to certain sociodemographic variables, social inequality, and economic growth had a strong impact on the evolution of life expectancy in this country.
Keywords
Life expectancy, Chile, social inequality, economic growth, political system
Acknowledgment
This article was funded by the Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (ANID), Anillos-CONICYT-PIA-SOC180001 and FONDECYT de iniciación en investigación [grant number 11200235]. This research was also supported by ANID (Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo, Chile) through the COES (Centre for Social Conflict and Cohesion Studies, ANID/FONDAP/15130009). We thank four anonymous reviewers for their careful reading of our manuscript and their many insightful comments and suggestions. Remaining errors are our own.
© 2023 Sociological Demography Press
MLA
Garrido-Vergara, Luis and Ignacio Sepúlveda-Rodríguez. “Determinants of Life Expectancy over a Century in a Developing Country: The Case of Chile, 1900–2010.” Population Review, vol. 62 no. 1, 2023, p. 124-167. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/prv.2023.0005.
APA
Garrido-Vergara, L., & Sepúlveda-Rodríguez, I. (2023). Determinants of Life Expectancy over a Century in a Developing Country: The Case of Chile, 1900–2010. Population Review 62(1), 124-167. doi:10.1353/prv.2023.0005.
Chicago
Garrido-Vergara, Luis, and Ignacio Sepúlveda-Rodríguez. “Determinants of Life Expectancy over a Century in a Developing Country: The Case of Chile, 1900–2010.” Population Review 62, no. 1 (2023): 124-167. doi:10.1353/prv.2023.0005.
Endnote
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