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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Inequalities in Violent Death across Income Levels among Young Males and Females in Countries of the Americas.

Oscar J Mujica, Dihui Zhang, Yi Hu, Isabel C Espinosa, Nelson Araneda, Anca Dragomir, George Luta, Antonio Sanhueza

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Oscar J MujicaPan American Health Organization, Washington, DC 20037, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2893-4206
Dihui ZhangDepartment of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Biomathematics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, USA.
Yi HuDepartment of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Biomathematics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, USA.
Isabel C EspinosaT.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Nelson AranedaDepartment of Education, University of La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile.
Anca DragomirDepartment of Oncology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, USA.
George LutaDepartment of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Biomathematics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4035-7632
Antonio SanhuezaPan American Health Organization, Washington, DC 20037, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1857-3662

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backgroundViolent deaths (i.e., those due to road traffic injury, homicide, and suicide) are among the most important causes of premature and preventable mortality in young people. This study aimed at exploring inequalities in violent death across income levels between males and females aged 10 to 24 years from the Americas in 2015, the SDG baseline year.

methodsIn a cross-sectional ecological study design, eleven standard summary measures of health inequality were calculated separately for males and females and for each cause of violent death, using age-adjusted mortality rates and average income per capita for 17 countries, which accounted for 87.9% of the target population.

resultsPremature mortality due to road traffic injury and homicide showed a pro-poor inequality pattern, whereas premature mortality due to suicide showed a pro-rich inequality pattern. These inequalities were statistically significant (

conclusionsSignificant inequalities in violent death among young people seems to be in place across countries of the Americas, and they seem to be socially determined by both income and gender. These findings shed light on the epidemiology of violent death in young people and can inform priorities for regional public health action. However, further investigation is needed to confirm inequality patterns and to explore underlying mechanisms, age- and sex-specific vulnerabilities, and gender-based drivers of such inequalities.

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Health Status DisparitiesSuicideAdolescentAmericasCause of DeathCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHomicideHumansMaleSex Distributiongenderhealth equityheath status disparitieshomicidemortalityroad traffic injuriessocial determinants of healthsuicidethe Americas

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