Skip to main content

LUP Student Papers

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

The complex relationship between education and sex-specific life expectancy in Costa Rica. An analysis at the district level for 1984, 2000 and 2011

Castillo Bastos, Marcos LU (2019) EKHS02 20191
Department of Economic History
Abstract
This paper explores associations between education and life expectancy by sex at the district level in Costa Rica for the Census years 1984, 2000 and 2011. Previous research on the topic have shown mixed results on the gradient between SES and health outcomes for Costa Rica. This ecological study is the first to use districts as the unit of observation, which allows for a more elaborate analysis including several sociodemographic and health care controls, as well as age-specific mortality rates and mortality by causes of death. Results showed a strong positive relationship between education and life expectancy for women for all years, but for men results were less consistent. The association with education seems to be larger for the age... (More)
This paper explores associations between education and life expectancy by sex at the district level in Costa Rica for the Census years 1984, 2000 and 2011. Previous research on the topic have shown mixed results on the gradient between SES and health outcomes for Costa Rica. This ecological study is the first to use districts as the unit of observation, which allows for a more elaborate analysis including several sociodemographic and health care controls, as well as age-specific mortality rates and mortality by causes of death. Results showed a strong positive relationship between education and life expectancy for women for all years, but for men results were less consistent. The association with education seems to be larger for the age groups adult and old-age adults, with a relevant link found to cardiovascular diseases, lung-related diseases and injuries. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
Castillo Bastos, Marcos LU
supervisor
organization
course
EKHS02 20191
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Life expectancy, education, SES, smoking, mortality
language
English
id
8983399
date added to LUP
2019-08-22 08:38:27
date last changed
2019-08-22 08:38:27
@misc{8983399,
  abstract     = {{This paper explores associations between education and life expectancy by sex at the district level in Costa Rica for the Census years 1984, 2000 and 2011. Previous research on the topic have shown mixed results on the gradient between SES and health outcomes for Costa Rica. This ecological study is the first to use districts as the unit of observation, which allows for a more elaborate analysis including several sociodemographic and health care controls, as well as age-specific mortality rates and mortality by causes of death. Results showed a strong positive relationship between education and life expectancy for women for all years, but for men results were less consistent. The association with education seems to be larger for the age groups adult and old-age adults, with a relevant link found to cardiovascular diseases, lung-related diseases and injuries.}},
  author       = {{Castillo Bastos, Marcos}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The complex relationship between education and sex-specific life expectancy in Costa Rica. An analysis at the district level for 1984, 2000 and 2011}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}