Abstract
Although life expectancy is a key metric for assessing a population’s health and well-being, there is a lack of both data and studies on this phenomenon over long periods of time in developing countries. Using original datasets for 1900–2010, this paper empirically measures the effect of certain determinants of life expectancy in Chile. The data considered includes sociodemographic information, measures of income distribution, and other indicators related to economic growth and the political system. The results show that, during the twentieth century, aspects related to certain sociodemographic variables, social inequality, and economic growth had a strong impact on the evolution of life expectancy in this country.
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