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The aim of this paper is to give a detailed and fairly objective description of rapid mortality decline in The Netherlands between 1850 and 1992 with respect to the start, end, and phases of the decline. Turning points were estimated for the standardized mortality trend, and for age and sex-specific trends between 1850-1992. The technique used was derived from spline functions. The turning points divided the trends into phases with different paces of decline. Standardized mortality started to decline rapidly in The Netherlands around 1880. Four phases in the period of decline could be distinguished: 1880-1917 (1.2% annually), 1917-1955 (1.6%), 1955-1970 (0.4%), 1970-1992 (1.1%). For nearly all age groups, the most rapid decline occurred in a period comparable to 1917-1955. Causes of death which might have shaped the standardized mortality trend are, among others, respiratory tuberculosis (1917), heart disease (except ischemic) (1955), and ischemic heart disease (1970). Causes of death that shaped the mortality trend are related to trends of determinants of mortality decline. The technique used in this paper can also be applied to other trends e.g. fertility decline.
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Métodos Epidemiológicos , Mortalidad/tendencias , Causas de Muerte , Características Culturales , Femenino , Humanos , Análisis de los Mínimos Cuadrados , Masculino , Países Bajos/epidemiología , Factores SocioeconómicosRESUMEN
"This paper makes use of a recently established comparative series of period and cohort life tables for the Netherlands for the period 1850-1991. Trends in period and cohort life expectancy at birth for males and females are discussed. A simple spline function is used to identify turning points in these trends. Trends in the contribution of specific age groups to the changes in life expectancy and to male excess mortality were studied using the Arriaga method. For this purpose, the results of period and cohort analysis were compared." (SUMMARY IN ITA AND FRE)
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Factores de Edad , Estudios de Cohortes , Demografía , Esperanza de Vida , Tablas de Vida , Mortalidad , Factores Sexuales , Países Desarrollados , Europa (Continente) , Longevidad , Países Bajos , Población , Características de la Población , Dinámica Poblacional , InvestigaciónRESUMEN
PIP: Trends in mortality among males in Poland for the period 1950-1986 are examined. Factors contributing to the excess mortality of males are discussed.^ieng
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Mortalidad , Demografía , Países Desarrollados , Europa (Continente) , Europa Oriental , Polonia , Población , Dinámica Poblacional , InvestigaciónRESUMEN
PIP: Female mortality in Poland is analyzed for the period 1960-1985. The analysis is presented separately for women aged up to 24, 25 to 59, and over 60 years of age. Comparisons are made with male mortality for the same period and age groups. Consideration is also given to causes of death.^ieng
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Factores de Edad , Causas de Muerte , Mortalidad , Factores Sexuales , Demografía , Países Desarrollados , Europa (Continente) , Europa Oriental , Polonia , Población , Características de la Población , Dinámica Poblacional , InvestigaciónRESUMEN
PIP: Mortality rates for both sexes for 5- and 10-year age intervals are analyzed for the years 1960-1983 for various localities of Poland. The author notes a decline in mortality since 1966, and provides new estimates of that trend. Some problems concerning the data are also considered.^ieng