An analysis of life expectancy and cause of death in 363 Latin American cities unveils wide differences between cities in the same country, and sheds light on the socioeconomic factors that determine how long people live and how they die.
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Lanas, F., Seron, P. Understanding life and death in Latin America. Nat Med 27, 373–375 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-021-01277-x
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