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  2. Weathering hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    The weathering hypothesis was initially proposed as a sociological explanation for health disparities, but it is closely related to biological theories like the allostatic load model, which proposes that an individual's exposure to repeated or chronic stress over their lifetime has physiological consequences which can be measured through ...

  3. Epidemiological transition - Wikipedia

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    The average life expectancy at birth rises gradually until it exceeds 50 years. It is during this stage that fertility becomes the crucial factor in population growth. In 1998 Barrett et al. [ 7 ] proposed two additional phases in which cardiovascular diseases diminish as a cause of mortality due to changes in culture, lifestyle and diet, and ...

  4. Sociology of health and illness - Wikipedia

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    The sociology of health and illness, sociology of health and wellness, or health sociology examines the interaction between society and health. As a field of study it is interested in all aspects of life, including contemporary as well as historical influences, that impact and alter health and wellbeing. [1] [2]

  5. Health in Italy - Wikipedia

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    Italy has one of the highest life expectancies in the world. Italy's high average varies greatly by regions. In the more affluent north, the life expectancy at birth in 1990 for a man was lower than in Italy's south (73.3 compared to 74.2). For a woman, the average is higher in the north than in the south (80.6 compared to 79.8). [10] Central ...

  6. List of Italian provinces by life expectancy - Wikipedia

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    Development of life expectancy in Italy in comparison to the largest by population European countries [5] Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in Italy on the background of other countries of the world in 2019 [ 7 ]

  7. List of European countries by life expectancy - Wikipedia

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    List of countries by life expectancy for 2019 according to the World Health Organization. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The data is filtered according to the list of countries in Europe . In the WHO list and, accordingly, in this list, there are no mini-states with a population of several tens of thousands of people (Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino ...

  8. 25 Countries with Highest Life Expectancy - AOL

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    In this article, we will be taking a look at the 25 countries with highest life expectancy. To skip our detailed analysis, you can go directly to see 10 Countries with Highest Life Expectancy. In ...

  9. List of countries by life expectancy - Wikipedia

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    This is especially true for Healthy life expectancy, the definition of which criteria may change over time, even within a country. For example, Canada is a country with a fairly high overall life expectancy at 81.63 years; however, this number decreases to 75.5 years for Indigenous people in the country. [4]