International differences in mortality at older ages : dimensions and sources

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"In 1950 men and women in the United States had a combined life expectancy of 68.9 years, the 12th highest life expectancy at birth in the world. Today, life expectancy is up to 79.2 years, yet the country is now 28th on the list, behind the United Kingdom, Korea, Canada, and France, among othe...

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Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Understanding Divergent Trends in Longevity in High-Income Countries
Other Authors: Crimmins, Eileen M., Preston, Samuel H., Cohen, Barney, 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2010.
Series:Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Subjects:
Longevity.
Mortality.
International cooperation.
Adulthood.
Vital statistics.
Culture.
Ethnology.
Sociology.
Anthropology.
Social sciences.
Medical care.
Public health.
Middle age.
Life expectancy.
Cross-cultural studies.
Demography.
Older people.
Statistics > Methodology.
International Cooperation
Adult
Vital Statistics
Culture
Data Collection
Anthropology, Cultural
Sociology
Age Groups
Internationality
Americas
Population Characteristics
Epidemiologic Methods
Anthropology
Epidemiologic Measurements
Social Sciences
Information Science
Geographic Locations
Persons
Named Groups
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Investigative Techniques
Delivery of Health Care
Public Health
Geographicals
Environment and Public Health
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Middle Aged
Life Expectancy
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Developed Countries
Demography
Mortality
Longevity
Data Collection > methods
Ethnology
Aged, 80 and over
Aged
Patient Care
mortality.
adults (people)
adulthood.
culture note.
social anthropology.
ethnology.
sociology.
anthropology.
social sciences.
public health.
middle age (life stage)
demography.
elderly.
culture (concept)
North America.
North America
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Diverging trends in life expectancy at age 50 : a look at causes of death / Dana A. Glei, France Mesle, and Jacques Vallin
  • Are international differences in health similar to international differences in life-expectancy? / Eileen M. Crimmins, Krista Garcia, and Jung Ki Kim
  • Contribution of smoking to international differences in life expectancy / Samuel H. Preston, Dana A. Glei, and John R. Wilmoth
  • Divergent patterns of smoking across high-income nations / Fred Pampel
  • Can obesity account for cross-national differences in life expectancy trends? / Dawn E. Alley, Jennifer Lloyd, and Michelle Shardell
  • The contribution of physical activity to divergent trends in longevity / Andrew Steptoe and Anna Wikman
  • Do cross-country variations in social integration and social interactions explain differences in life expectancy in industrialized countries? / James Banks [and others]
  • Low life expectancy in the United States : is the health care system at fault? / Samuel H. Preston and Jessica Ho
  • Can hormone therapy account for American women's survival disadvantage? / Noreen Goldman
  • Do Americans have higher mortality than Europeans because they have higher excess mortality at lower socioeconomic levels? : a comparison of mortality by education in the United States and 14 European countries / Mauricio Avendano [and others]
  • Geographic differences in life expectancy at age 50 in the United States compared with other high-income countries / John Wilmoth, Carl Boe, and Magali Barbieri
  • Renewed progress in life expectancy : the case of the Netherlands / Johan Mackenbach and Joop Garssen
  • The divergent life expectancy trends in Denmark and Sweden : and some potential explanations / Kaare Christensen [and others].

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