New Developments in the Analysis of Mortality and Causes of Death.

Abstract

This book on new developments in mortality analysis is a product of a joint WHO/UN research program. Part 1 examines mortality transition in terms of the causes and mechanisms of mortality decline in Europe and North America reflecting on the study of development processes in countries now undergoing development. Part 2 deals with the use of mortality data in health planning and the use of mortality and other epidemiologic information in the assessment of preventable deaths. Attention is paid to the development of an index of preventable deaths. Part 3 Methodological Developments examines intersectoral aspects of mortality projections (in terms of health care inputs) the measurement of social inequality and mortality and maternal death and its impact on the female population. Part 4 deals with cause of death analysis: estimation of global mortality patterns by cause of death trends and differentials in Thailand and maternal mortality and differentiation by cause of death. Part 5 discusses nutrition including a Southern Asia-based study of the relationship between nutritional deficiencies and infant and child mortality and a study on advances in child nutrition and health that have taken place despite slow economic development. Part 6 discusses mortality change: achievements and failures in South and East Asia a study on changing health in Japan mortality decline in Mexico and socioeconomic correlates of mortality in Pakistan. The section concludes with articles on trends and differentials in mortality in Malaysia and Thailand and a study of the effects of declining mortality and population aging in rapidly-developing Jamaica.