| Abstrakt: |
AbstractDemographic, social, and economic influences on cause of death are analyzed for Mexico in 1990. The paper draws on epidemiologic transition theory and empirical studies as a framework to examine effects of 28 independent variables in four groups—demographic, socio‐cultural, economic, and housing/health/crime—on standardized mortality by cause. Data at the state level are mostly from the Mexican census of 1990. Effects are analyzed through spatial analysis and regression. The principal causes of death reveal distinctive geographical patterns. The regression findings only partially validate hypothesized effects. Overall, the most important predictors are crowding, housing characteristics, marriage and divorce, and manufacturing workforce. By variable group, there are effects for specific causes of death. For instance, hypothesized direct economic prosperity influences are present for one cause category, mixed for two, and refuted for cancer and heart disease. The findings are discussed and interpreted relative to the research literature and reveal differences from epidemiologic transition theory, effects that are specific to Mexico, and divergence from some of the patterns in advanced nations. |
