The timing of the transition from mortality compression to mortality delay in Europe, Japan and the United States

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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Main Authors: Fanny Janssen, Joop de Beer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-03-01
Series:Genus
Subjects:
Mortality
Life expectancy
Transition
Modal age at death
Mortality compression
Mortality delay
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41118-019-0057-y

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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41118-019-0057-y

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