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Abbreviations
DESA DG ECFIN
ECLAC
EQ-5D GBD GDP HIV HNP IADLs IDB INTERHEART LAC MECOVI
Mercosur NCDs NTA OECD PAHO PAYGO PLATINO PNAD PPP SABE
SEDLAC SUS SVD UN
Department of Economic and Social Affairs (of the United Nations Population Division) European Commission Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs, Economic Policy Committee and the European Commission Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (United Nations) (Comisi贸n Econ贸mica para Am茅rica Latina y el Caribe) Euro-quality Five Dimensions Global burden of disease Gross domestic product Human immunodeficiency virus Health, nutrition, and population Instrumental activities of daily living Inter-American Development Bank A study of 52 countries Latin America and the Caribbean Program for the Improvement of Surveys and the Measurement of Living Conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean Southern Cone Common Market Noncommunicable diseases National Transfer Accounts Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Pan-American Health Organization Pay-as-you-go Latin American Project for the Investigation of Obstructive Lung Disease National Household Survey, Brazil Purchasing power parity Survey on Health, Well-being and Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean (Salud, Bienestar y Envejecimiento en America Latina y el Caribe) Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean Universal single health system (Brazil) Singular Value Decomposition United Nations