The timing of the transition from mortality compression to mortality delay in Europe, Japan and the United States
Abstract Previous research found evidence for a transition from mortality compression (declining lifespan variability) to mortality delay (increasing ages at death) in low-mortality countries. We specifically assessed the year at which increases in life expectancy at birth transitioned from being pr...
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Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2019-03-01
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41118-019-0057-y |