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[The epidemiologic transition in Latin America]
J Frenk1, T Frejka, J L Bobadilla
1Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública de México, Morelos.
Boletin De La Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana. Pan American Sanitary Bureau
|December 1, 1991
Summary
Latin America faces a unique health challenge. Countries experience a prolonged, polarized health transition with mixed diseases and unequal health outcomes, unlike developed nations.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Global Health
Context:
- Health transition involves healthcare and epidemiological shifts.
- Epidemiological transition includes changes in disease patterns, age-related mortality, and morbidity dominance.
Purpose:
- To analyze the distinct epidemiological transition in Latin America.
- To characterize the unique health profile and challenges in the region.
Summary:
- Latin America exhibits a heterogeneous health profile with countries at various epidemiological transition stages.
- The region's transition is atypical, marked by simultaneous infectious and noncommunicable diseases, disease resurgence, unresolved transition, and epidemiological polarization.
- This unique experience is termed a "prolonged polarized model."
Impact:
- Highlights the complex and varied nature of health transitions globally.
- Informs public health strategies tailored to the specific challenges of mixed morbidity and polarization in Latin America.