Mortality trends and setbacks: global convergence or divergence?

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Citation: McMichael, Anthony J., McKee, Martin, Shkolnikov, Vladimir, Valkonen, Tapani (2004) Mortality trends and setbacks: global convergence or divergence?. Lancet (Volume 363) (RSS)
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Tagged: uw-madison (RSS), wisconsin (RSS), sociology (RSS), demography (RSS), prelim (RSS), qual (RSS), WisconsinDemographyPrelimAugust2009 (RSS)

Summary

Notes: Countries w/the greatest decrease in e0 since the 1960s are: Botswana Zimbabwe Zambia Namibia Rwanda S. Africa Lesotho Swaziland Kenya Life expectancy has also slowed or decreased in the former USSR and N. Korea. Class differentials in e0 have widened in England, Wales, USA, France and Scandanavia. Death trends by marital status are poorly understood. Tech advances may bring health benefits, but also widen SES gaps in e0. Authors mentions carrying capacity as a factor that could stunt health progress in the face of economic success. Overall, life expectancy is improving, but is not a guarantee. We see increasing heterogeneity over the world.


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