Indigenous children and adolescent mortality inequity in Brazil: What can we learn from the 2010 National Demographic Census?

Indigenous peoples worldwide are highly disadvantaged compared to national baseline populations. Given historical challenges to accessing relevant data for Brazil, the present study innovates by using 2010 Brazilian National Demographic Census data to estimate mortality curves in Indigenous children...

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Published in:SSM - population health 2020-04, Vol.10, p.100537-100537, Article 100537
Main Authors: Santos, Ricardo Ventura, Borges, Gabriel Mendes, Campos, Marden Barbosa de, Queiroz, Bernardo Lanza, Coimbra, Carlos E.A., Welch, James R.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adolescent mortality
Child mortality
Ethnicity
Health disparity
Indigenous peoples
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Summary:Indigenous peoples worldwide are highly disadvantaged compared to national baseline populations. Given historical challenges to accessing relevant data for Brazil, the present study innovates by using 2010 Brazilian National Demographic Census data to estimate mortality curves in Indigenous children and adolescents
ISSN:2352-8273
2352-8273
DOI:10.1016/j.ssmph.2020.100537