Previously published at www. cmaj. ca on Aug. 31, 2009. ment rate, relative to its historical
average, was associated with a 0.5% to 0.6% decrease in total mortality. The effect was …

Recent events highlight the importance of examining the impact of economic downturns on
population health. The Great Depression of the 1930s was the most important economic …

The financial crisis in 2007 led to a deepening economic recession with global reductions in
economic growth and rising unemployment. This has led to renewed discussions about the …

This study investigates the relationship between economic conditions and health. Total
mortality and eight of the ten sources of fatalities examined are shown to exhibit a procyclical …

Abstract Over the 1976–2010 period, total mortality shifted from strongly procyclical to being
weakly or unrelated to macroeconomic conditions. The association is likely to be poorly …

The recent financial and economic crisis has raised major concerns in the public health
community that death, illness and disability will rise in both rich and poor countries across …

1. Steve McIntyre of www. climateaudit. org discovered an anomaly in the temperature data
circa 1999 to 2000 that caused the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) …

Does the impact of large scale and long term unemployment have a negative influence on
the health of a community? This paper critically examines research evidence at a macro and …

We analyze the evolution of mortality‐based health indicators in 27 European countries
before and after the start of the Great Recession. We find that in the countries where the …

Abstract Background In Western countries mortality dropped throughout the 20th century, but
over and above the long-term falling trend, the death rate has oscillated over time. It has …