World mortality 1950-2000: divergence replaces convergence from the late 1980s.

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OBJECTIVE: We sought to investigate to what extent worldwide improvements in mortality over the past 50 years have been accompanied by convergence in the mortality experience of the world's population. METHODS: We have adopted a novel approach to the objective measurement of global mortality convergence. The global mortality distribution at a point in time is quantified using a dispersion measure of mortality (DMM). Trends in the DMM indicate global mortality convergence and divergence. The ...

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Authors: Moser, K; Shkolnikov, V; Leon, D

• Journal: Bulletin of the World Health Organization
• Volume: 83
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 202-209
• Publication date: 2005-03-01
• EISSN: 1564-0604
• ISSN: 0042-9686
• Language: English
• Keywords: Time Factors; Humans; Life Expectancy; Health Status Indicators; Mortality; World Health