Table 2.
Variability in life expectancy at birth and association with education in six large Latin American cities, by sex
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Santiago, Chile | San José, Costa Rica | Mexico City, Mexico | Panama City, Panama | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||||
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 72·5 | 71·3 | 76·0 | 76·6 | 69·9 | 76·8 |
| P90–P10 (gap), years | 70·4 to 74·8 (4·4) | 68·7 to 72·7 (4·0) | 72·3 to 81·2 (8·9) | 74·5 to 78·5 (3·9) | 66·2 to 77·1 (10·9) | 71·3 to 86·3 (15·0) |
| Change in life expectancy with education (95% CI), years* | 3·5 (2·2 to 4·7) | 4·4 (1·2 to 7·6) | 8·0 (5·8 to 10·3) | 0·6 (−1·3 to 2·6) | 2·3 (0·3 to 4·2) | 7·3 (2·6 to 12·1) |
| Women | ||||||
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 80·3 | 81·2 | 82·8 | 83·5 | 75·2 | 86·1 |
| P90–P10 (gap), years | 77·1 to 82·8 (5·8) | 76·7 to 83·2 (6·5) | 78·0 to 95·7 (17·7) | 81·9 to 84·9 (3·0) | 71·6 to 81·0 (9·4) | 80·3 to 95·0 (14·7) |
| Change in life expectancy with education (95% CI), years* | 3·7 (2·2 to 5·1) | 5·3 (1·3 to 9·2) | 11·8 (7·1 to 16·4) | 0·7 (−1·6 to 3·0) | 2·9 (1·1 to 4·7) | 9·0 (2·4 to 15·5) |
P90–P10=life expectancy at birth between the ninth and first deciles of subcity units.
*
Change in years of life expectancy associated with a change in the proportion of people aged ≥25 years with completed secondary education or above equivalent to the P90–P10.