Research Insights: How Does Social and Economic Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean Relate to Health Outcomes?
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
Dec 2024
Subject
Mental Health;
Health;
Equality;
Disease;
Healthcare Access;
Obesity;
Reproductive Health;
Childhood;
Child Health;
Health Care System;
Maternal Health;
Economy;
Gender;
Health Governance;
Non-Communicable Disease
JEL code
I14 - Health and Inequality;
I15 - Health and Economic Development;
I12 - Health Behavior;
D60 - Welfare Economics: General
Category
Catalogs and Brochures
Despite epidemiological transition, socioeconomic health disparities remain more pronounced in early childhood and adolescence than in adulthood. The poorest groups face worse outcomes in maternal care, infant mortality, stunting, and teenage pregnancy. In richer countries, inequalities in child health are smaller, but inequalities in some adult health outcomes are larger.
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