Mortality selection among adults in Brazil: The survival advantage of Air Force officers

Lego, Vanessa di; Turra, Cássio M.; César, Cibele Comini

doi:10.4054/demres.2017.37.41

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“…Both coverage and content data errors (Agostinho 2009; Gomes and Turra 2009; Horta 2012) preclude us from estimating unbiased mortality rates at older ages directly from deaths and census data. In Brazil, as in many other countries where data are deficient, age misreporting is probably the main reason why death rates increase slower with age than in high-quality data countries (Coale and Kisker 1986;Dechter and Preston 1991;di Lego, Turra, and Cesar 2017;Preston, Elo, and Stewart 1999;Turra 2012 As a first step, we calculated the survivorship ratios from the UN version of the Coale-Demeny (CD) Model Life Tables, which extended the original mortality levels to include life expectancy at birth up to 100 years (U.N. 2017). We decided not to choose one specific model from CD (South, North, West, and East).…”

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The population of centenarians in Brazil: historical estimates from 1900 to 2000

Nepomuceno

Turra²

2019

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The population of centenarians in Brazil: historical estimates from 1900 to 2000

Nepomuceno

Turra²

2019

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“…However, the country still lacks information about the precise number of people in the oldest age groups, precluding us from measuring the future consequences of population aging effectively. Moreover, as in other countries where data are deficient, age misreporting is probably the main reason why death rates increase slower with age in Brazil than in high‐quality data countries (Coale and Kisker 1986; Dechter and Preston 1991; di Lego, Turra, and Cesar 2017; Preston, Elo, and Stewart 1999; Turra 2012). By scrutinizing population census data, one can provide essential clues on the severity of mortality bias in the largest country in Latin America.…”

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The Population of Centenarians in Brazil: Historical Estimates from 1900 to 2000

Nepomuceno¹,

Turra²

2020

Population & Development Rev

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Since the nineteenth century, the census has provided the number of 100-year-olds in Brazil, one of the most populous countries worldwide. In 1900, 4,438 individuals reported themselves to be centenarians, a figure that increased about fivefold by the 2000 census. However, due to data quality issues, we are skeptical about the real size of the recorded population in the Brazilian census. We offer alternative estimates of the most likely number of centenarians during the twentieth century by combining variable-r relations with different mortality models. Our results indicate there was virtually no centenarian at the beginning of the twentieth century. The population has become larger than 1,000 individuals only in the 1990s, suggesting there has been an extensive, although diminishing, overenumeration of centenarians in the census records. Our results can help policymakers to plan the demands of a growing old age population in places that face stricter family and public budget constraints.

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“…An elegant explanation of the Fine and Gray model has been published in another study [35]. While its application has mostly been in medical and epidemiological research, its application in studying population processes such as fertility, mortality, and family formation has also been increasing [36][37][38][39][40].…”

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How soon do single mothers have another child? A competing risk analysis of second premarital childbearing in sub-Saharan African countries

Odimegwu

Olamijuwon

Chisumpa

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BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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Background: A considerable number of previous studies have examined the trends, correlates, and consequences of premarital childbearing among adolescents and young women in Africa. However, very little is known about whether and how soon single mothers have another premarital birth in sub-Saharan African countries. This study examines the timing of a second premarital birth among single mothers and assesses how it may differ across key socio-demographic variables. Methods: We pooled recent Demographic and Health Surveys from 25 sub-Saharan African countries to create a database of 57, 219 single mothers aged 15-49 years. Cumulative incidence graphs and Fine and Gray's competing risk models were used to delineate the timing of a second premarital birth and its socio-demographic correlates. Results: More than one-third of single mothers in 16 countries have had a second premarital birth in their reproductive life. We also observed that more than 15% of the single mothers in Angola, Benin, the Republic of Chad, Liberia, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda, have had another premarital birth three years after the first. The incidence of a second premarital birth was significantly lower among women with secondary or higher education, compared to women with less than secondary education (p < 0.05) in most countries. Residence in an urban area compared to rural, was also significantly associated with a low incidence of second premarital birth in 10 countries (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Findings indicate a rapid progression to having a second premarital birth in some sub-Sahara African countries, particularly among socioeconomically disadvantaged women. The findings suggest the need for tailored interventions for improving the quality of life of single mothers, to reduce the associated burden and consequences of having a premarital birth.

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Mortality selection among adults in Brazil: The survival advantage of Air Force officers

Cited by 10 publications

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The population of centenarians in Brazil: historical estimates from 1900 to 2000

The population of centenarians in Brazil: historical estimates from 1900 to 2000

The Population of Centenarians in Brazil: Historical Estimates from 1900 to 2000

How soon do single mothers have another child? A competing risk analysis of second premarital childbearing in sub-Saharan African countries

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