Title: Comparative mortality trends among older persons in developed countries.

POPLINE Document Number: 252231

Author(s):

Myers GC

Source citation:

In: Health and mortality among elderly populations, edited by Graziella Caselli and Alan D. Lopez. Oxford, England, Clarendon Press, 1996. :87-111.

Abstract:

"The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of mortality levels and trends for 33 countries that are considered to be more `developed'....Major differentials by age, sex, and major causes of death are examined. An effort is also made to assess, using decomposition procedures, the relative importance of changes in age- and sex-specific causes of death that account for overall improvements in life expectancy. Although the chapter focuses on mortality and survival at older ages, in order to fully understand these trends it is necessary to place them within the context of changes that have been occurring at younger ages as well. The analyses are based on life-tables that have been prepared using recent World Health Organization (WHO) mortality data, which enable us to examine patterns through the year 1990 for most of the developed countries." (EXCERPT)

Keywords:

Developed Countries
Mortality
Causes of Death
Age Factors
Sex Factors
Comparative Studies
Life Expectancy
Life Tables
Older Adults
Population Dynamics
Demographic Factors
Population
Population Characteristics
Studies
Research Methodology
Length of Life
Life Table Method
Demographic Analysis
Adults