McMichael, AnthonyMcKee, MartinShkolnikov, VladimirValkonen, Tapani2015-12-132015-12-130140-6736http://hdl.handle.net/1885/75576Health trends over much of the past century have been generally, and notably, positive throughout the world. In several regions, however, life expectancy has declined over the past 1-2 decades. This trend suggests that the expectation that emerged in theKeywords: economic aspect; health status; human; life expectancy; mortality; population research; priority journal; public health; review; social aspect; sustainable development; technology; Age Factors; Aged; Child; Developing Countries; Female; Forecasting; Healt200410.1016/S0140-6736(04)15902-32015-12-11