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From the preface: This book presents data on mortality from recorded causes of death in 180 populations, with detail provided on age and sex. This volume should reduce substantially problems of data availability by providing information on mortality experience spanning a period of 103 years, for...
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We project the effects of declining smoking and increasing obesity on mortality in the United States over the period 2010-2040. Data on cohort behavioral histories are integrated into these projections. Future distributions of body mass indices are projected using transition matrices applied to...
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Life expectancy in the United States fares poorly in international comparisons, primarily because of high mortality rates above age 50. Its low ranking is often blamed on a poor performance by the health care system rather than on behavioral or social factors. This paper presents evidence on the...
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