The COVID-19 pandemic triggered an unprecedented rise in mortality that translated into life
expectancy losses around the world, with only a few exceptions. We estimate life expectancy …

Background Variations in the age patterns and magnitudes of excess deaths, as well as
differences in population sizes and age structures, make cross-national comparisons of the …

Increasing privacy concerns are arising from expanding use of aggregated personal
information in health practices. Conversely, in light of the promising benefits of data driven …

In this paper, we measure the effect of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic wave at the national
and subnational levels in selected Latin American countries that were most affected: Brazil …

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Gamma variant of
concern has spread rapidly across Brazil since late 2020, causing substantial infection and …

Timely, high‐quality mortality data have allowed for assessments of the impact of the novel
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) on life expectancies in upper‐middle‐and high …

Several studies have monitored the SARS-CoV-2 variants in Brazil throughout the
pandemic. Here, we systematically reviewed and conducted a scientometric analysis of the …

While extensive literature exists on the COVID-19 pandemic at regional and national levels,
understanding its dynamics and consequences at the city level remains limited. This study …

Objectives Previous studies have found a pattern of flatter COVID-19 age-mortality curves
among low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) using only official COVID-19 …

Background To better understand factors influencing life expectancy, this paper examines
how the availability of publicly funded health care in a country and multiple social …