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Fig. 2

From: Contributions of the life expectancy gap reduction between urban and rural areas to the increase in overall life expectancy in South Korea from 2000 to 2019

Fig. 2

Age- and cause-specific contribution to the life expectancy (LE) gap between large urban areas (LUAs) and rural areas (RAs) in 2000−2009 and 2010−2019: Findings from the Korean Statistical Information Services, Men and women

A positive direction indicates a higher LE in the LUAs and a negative direction indicates a higher LE in the RAs. The middle two panels represent the differences in LE changes between 2000−2009 and 2010−2019. The positive direction also indicates higher LE increases in the LUAs, and the negative direction indicates higher LE increases in the RAs.

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International Journal for Equity in Health

ISSN: 1475-9276

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