Abstract:Mortality is a crucial dimension of wellbeing and inequality in a population, and mortality trends have been at the core of public debates in many Western countries. In this paper, we provide the first analysis of mortality inequality in Canada and compare its development to trends in the U.S. We find strong reductions in mortality rates across both genders and at all ages, with the exception of middle ages which only experienced moderate improvements. Inequality in mortality, measured across Canadian Census D… Show more
“…All in all, the Czech Republic proved to perform quite well in terms of mortality rates for men and women younger than 20, in both the 1990s and 2000s. Its under-5 mortality rates are below those reported for the United States, 26 Canada 27 and Spain, 28 and it performs better than the United States also in terms of mortality for the 5-19 age group.…”
We examine the evolution of mortality and mortality inequality among the 77 districts of the Czech Republic ranked by a new poverty index, from 1994 to 2016. The country experienced dramatic improvements in mortality for all age categories and both genders, but with very little variation in inequality. Inequality in mortality has remained substantially stable, increasing only for females aged 20-64.
“…All in all, the Czech Republic proved to perform quite well in terms of mortality rates for men and women younger than 20, in both the 1990s and 2000s. Its under-5 mortality rates are below those reported for the United States, 26 Canada 27 and Spain, 28 and it performs better than the United States also in terms of mortality for the 5-19 age group.…”
We examine the evolution of mortality and mortality inequality among the 77 districts of the Czech Republic ranked by a new poverty index, from 1994 to 2016. The country experienced dramatic improvements in mortality for all age categories and both genders, but with very little variation in inequality. Inequality in mortality has remained substantially stable, increasing only for females aged 20-64.
“…Boisclair et al (2015) perform longevity simulations based on data from the National Population Health Survey, exploring the implications of longevity changes for public pension plans. Finally, Baker et al (2017) applies the Currie and Schwandt (2016) ranking methodology to Canada, finding decreases in socio-economic gradients at younger ages.…”
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Recent research shows increasing inequality in mortality among middle‐aged and older adults. But this is only part of the story. Inequality in mortality among young people has fallen dramatically in the United States converging to almost Canadian rates. Increases in public health insurance for U.S. children, beginning in the late 1980s, are likely to have contributed. (JEL D63, I18, I38, J1, J3, J18)
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