Cross-national Trends in Mortality Rates Among the Elderly
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- 1 October 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 18 (5 Part 1) , 441-448
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/18.5_part_1.441
Abstract
An examination of death rates among the elderly and trends over the period 1950-1975 and 1970-1975 for selected developed nations provides evidence of continued strong mortality declines for females and somewhat mixed results for males. The general pattern of lower U.S. death rates at these ages for both sexes has persisted over this time period, with particularly sharp declines since 1970. The implications of these trends for forecasting the mortality component of U.S. population projections are highlighted.Keywords
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