International differences in mortality at older ages : dimensions and sources / Eileen M. Crimmins, Samuel H. Preston, and Barney Cohen, editors ; Panel on Understanding Divergent Trends in Longevity in High-Income Countries, Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.

International differences in mortality at older ages : dimensions and sources /

"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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