Lack of improvement of life expectancy at advanced ages in The Netherlands
BACKGROUND: Several countries have reported an increase in life expectancy at advanced ages. This paper analyses recent changes in life expectancy at age 60 and 85 in The Netherlands, a low mortality country with reliable mortality data. METHODS: We used data on the population and the number of deaths by age, sex and underlying cause of death for 1970-1994. Life expectancy at age 60 and 85 was estimated using standard life-table techniques. The contribution of different ages and causes of death to the change in life expectancy during the 1970s (1970/74-1980/84) and the 1980s (1980/84-1990/94)... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2000 |
Schlagwörter: | Age Distribution / Aged / 80 and over / Aged/*statistics & numerical data / Cause of Death / Female / Humans / Life Expectancy/*trends / Life Tables / Male / Mortality / Netherlands/epidemiology / Research Support / Non-U.S. Gov't / Sex Distribution |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26833294 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://repub.eur.nl/pub/9307 |