Health inequalities in Latin America: persistent gaps in life expectancy

Generally, health inequalities refer to disparities that are unnecessary, unjust, and avoidable.1WHO10 facts on health inequities and their causes. World Health Organization, Geneva2017https://www.who.int/features/factfiles/health_inequities/en/Date accessed: December 3, 2019Google Scholar Latin America has some of the most persistent health inequalities in the world, and a wide range of life expectancies at birth.2Cardona D Acosta LD Bertone CL...