Mortality in an International Perspective (European Studies of Population Book 18)

This volume presents a state of the art coverage of the measurement and evolution of mortality over time. It describes in great detail the changes in the cause patterns of mortality, the changes in mortality patterns at different ages, and specific analyses of mortality in particular countries. Derived from a meeting of the European Working Group on Health, Morbidity and Mortality held at the Vienna Institute of Demography, September 2011, it presents a cross-section of the work and concerns of mortality researchers across Europe, ranging from London and Madrid in the west to Moscow in the east, with a few additions from further afield. Although most of the papers focus on a particular population, the range of the papers is broad; taken together they present an inter-disciplinary cross-section of this multi-faceted field. Coverage includes estimating life expectancy in small areas, with an application to recent changes in US counties; socioeconomic determinants of mortality in Europe using the latest available data and short-term forecasts; predicting mortality from profiles of biological risk and performance measures of functioning; infant mortality measurement and rate of progress on international commitment using evidence from Argentina; avoidable factors contributing to maternal deaths in Turkey; changes in mortality at older ages: the case of Spain (1975- 2006); variable scales of avoidable mortality within the Russian population; long-term mortality decline in East Asia, and much more. Perspectives in Mortality Research will serve as a valuable resource for professionals and students in sociology, demography, public health and personal finance. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction: Recent Themes in Mortality Research....Pages 1-13 Estimating Life Expectancy in Small Areas, with an Application to Recent Changes in Life Expectancy in US Counties....Pages 15-33 Socioeconomic Determinants of Mortality in Europe: Validation of Recent Models Using the Latest Available Data and Short-Term Forecasts....Pages 35-78 Social Disparities in the Evolution of an Epidemiological Profile: Transition Processes in Mortality Between 1971 and 2008 in an Industrialized Middle Income Country: The Case of Hungary....Pages 79-117 Predicting Mortality from Profiles of Biological Risk and Performance Measures of Functioning....Pages 119-135 Approaches to the Assessment of Alcohol-Related Losses in the Russian Population....Pages 137-168 Infant Mortality Measurement and the Rate of Progress on International Commitments: A Matter of Methods or of Guarantees of Rights? Some Evidence from Argentina....Pages 169-185 Avoidable Factors Contributing to Maternal Deaths in Turkey....Pages 187-205 Changes in Mortality at Older Ages: The Case of Spain (1975–2006)....Pages 207-244 Excess Mortality Risks in Institutions: The Influence of Health and Disability Status....Pages 245-263 Life Expectancy Differences in Cuba: Are Females Losing Their Advantage Over Males?....Pages 265-305 Variable Scales of Avoidable Mortality Within the Russian Population....Pages 307-335 Long-term Mortality Changes in East Asia: Levels, Age Patterns, and Causes of Death....Pages 337-355 Back Matter....Pages 357-359 Jon Anson, Marc Luy, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.