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9789048199952

International Handbook of Adult Mortality

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  • ISBN13:

    9789048199952

  • ISBN10:

    9048199956

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2011-01-27
  • Publisher: Springer Verlag
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This handbook presents a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of unprecedented substantive, theoretical, methodological, and statistical developments and insights, and an in-depth examination of trends and patterns, in adult mortality around the world. With over two dozen chapters and more than 50 authors, this volume draws from top international mortality experts to provide one of the best overviews of life expectancy extant. The book documents remarkable gains in life expectancy, which stand out as one of the most important accomplishments of the twentieth century. Individuals in more developed countries can expect to live longer now than ever before, especially the Japanese who enjoy record-setting life expectancies. The book also explores unfortunate declines in life expectancy in selected countries brought on by such factors as infectious diseases; accidents, suicides, and homicides; and political and economic conflict and turmoil. This book synthesizes the wealth of mortality information available, clearly articulates the central findings to-date, identifies the most appropriate datasets and methods currently available, illuminates the central research questions, and develops an agenda to address these research questions. The authors carefully examine central factors related to mortality, including health behaviors, socioeconomic status, social relations, biomarkers, and genetic factors. The book will prove especially relevant to researchers, students, and policy makers within social and health sciences who want to better understand international trends and patterns in adult mortality.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 1
Temporal and Spatial Trends Associated with Mortalityp. 7
Historical Trends in Mortalityp. 9
Adult Mortality in Europep. 49
Adult Mortality in the Former Soviet Unionp. 83
Adult Mortality in Latin America and the Caribbeanp. 101
Adult Mortality in Asiap. 133
Adult Mortality in Africap. 151
Global Trends in Aids Mortalityp. 171
Sociodemographic, Economic, Behavioral, and Psychological Determinants of Mortalityp. 185
Early Life Conditions and Later Life Mortalityp. 187
Age Patterns in Adult Mortalityp. 207
Hispanic Paradox in Adult Mortality in the United Statesp. 227
Educational Attainment and Adult Mortalityp. 241
Work, Occupation, Income, and Mortalityp. 263
Relationships Among Health Behaviors, Health, and Mortalityp. 289
Discrimination, Chronic Stress, and Mortality Among Black Americans: A Life Course Frameworkp. 311
Self-Rated Health and Subjective Survival Probabilities as Predictors of Mortalityp. 329
Religion and Adult Mortality: Group- and Individual-Level Perspectivesp. 345
Biological Risk Factorsp. 379
Links Between Biomarkers and Mortalityp. 381
Genetic Factors and Adult Mortalityp. 399
Contextual Effects on Mortalityp. 411
Neighborhood Effects on Mortalityp. 413
Health and Mortality Consequences of the Physical Environmentp. 441
Classification of Causes of Deathp. 465
Coding and Classifying Causes of Death: Trends and International Differencesp. 467
Avoidable Mortalityp. 491
Mathematical and Modeling Approaches to Mortalityp. 509
Model Schedules of Mortalityp. 511
Period Versus Cohort Life Expectancyp. 533
Healthy Life Expectancyp. 551
Government Policies Designed to Affect Mortalityp. 569
Public Policies Intended to Influence Adult Mortalityp. 571
Mortality Affected by Health Care and Public Health Policy Interventionsp. 583
Conclusionp. 609
Indexp. 613
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