although theoretically peace affects health, few published evidence for such an association was empirically available. this study aimed to explore the association between peace and life expectancy (le) among the world countries.in an ecological study and using random effects regression model, we examined the association between peace and le among world countries between 2007 and 2012. the le at...

background and aims: recent studies on mortality in iran, in recent years clearly emphasize that unintentional injuries are the main cause of reducing iranian life expectancy in iran. this article aimed to assess the role of major causes of death for mortality patterns in the country by sex in 2010. methods: experimental results of this study are based on death registration system of ministry o...

background: life expectancy at birth as an alternative summary measure of mortality represents number of years which a newborn will be alive based on the current age specific death rates. as it summarizes death rates across all age range in a given population is the most common summary measure of mortality. the aim of this study was to correct death rates for underreport and estimate life expec...