Health at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean 2023
This second edition of Health at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean, prepared jointly by OECD and the World Bank, presents a set of key indicators of health status, determinants of health, healthcare resources and utilisation, healthcare expenditure and financing, quality of care, health workforce, and ageing across 33 Latin America and the Caribbean countries. Each of the indicators is presented in a user-friendly format, consisting of charts illustrating variations across countries, and over time, brief descriptive analyses highlighting the major findings conveyed by the data, and a methodological box on the definition of the indicators and any limitations in data comparability. This edition of Health at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean also provides thematic analyses on two key topics for building more resilient health in the LAC region: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on LAC healthcare systems, and climate change and health.
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Life expectancy at birth
In the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region, life expectancy at birth continues to rise on average despite the onset of the COVID‑19 crisis, driven by the steady reduction in mortality at all ages, and particularly of infant and child mortality in all countries (see indicators “Infant mortality” and “Under age 5 mortality” in the following sections). These gains in longevity can be attributed to several factors, including rising living standards, better nutrition, and improved drinking water and sanitation facilities (see indicator “Water and sanitation” in Chapter 4). Healthier lifestyles, increased education, and greater access to quality health services also play an important role (Raleigh, 2019[1]).
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