Dynamique récente de la mortalité dans les pays où l’espérance de vie est élevée : nouveaux profils et défis à venir

Life expectancy is a widely used indicator of population health and was severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in many countries. Recent analysis of causes of death (e.g. cardiovascular diseases, cancers, suicides) and their contributions to life-expectancy changes uncovered the indirect pathways through which the pandemic has affected mortality and population health. In this seminar I will present up-to-date mortality trends and address three questions: (1) Has life expectancy recovered fully to pre-pandemic levels? (2) Has it reached the levels expected had the pandemic not happened? (3) Have cause-of-death profiles been reshaped in post pandemic years ?

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