What have we learned about mortality patterns over the past 25 years?

AA van Raalte - Population Studies, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper, I examine progress in the field of mortality over the past 25 years. I argue that
we have been most successful in taking advantage of an increasingly data-rich environment …

La démographie de l'Afrique subsaharienne au XXI e siècle: Bilan des changements de 2000 à 2020, perspectives et défis d'ici 2050

D Tabutin, B Schoumaker - Population, 2020 - cairn.info
Consacrée à l'Afrique au Sud du Sahara (47 pays, 1, 1 milliard d'habitants en 2020), cette
chronique propose à la fois une synthèse approfondie des grands changements …

Global, regional, and national mortality trends in older children and young adolescents (5–14 years) from 1990 to 2016: an analysis of empirical data

B Masquelier, L Hug, D Sharrow, D You… - The Lancet Global …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background From 1990 to 2016, the mortality of children younger than 5 years decreased by
more than half, and there are plentiful data regarding mortality in this age group through …

UN Population Division's methodology in preparing base population for projections: case study for India

P Gerland - Asian Population Studies, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Preparation of the base population plays a substantial role in the accuracy of projections.
This paper reviews analytical strategies involved in the preparation of the UN World …

Sex differences in mortality among children, adolescents, and young people aged 0–24 years: a systematic assessment of national, regional, and global trends from …

F Chao, B Masquelier, D You, L Hug, Y Liu… - The Lancet Global …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Differences in mortality exist between sexes because of biological, genetic, and
social factors. Sex differentials are well documented in children younger than 5 years but …

[HTML][HTML] The demography of Sub-Saharan Africa in the 21st century

D Tabutin, B Schoumaker, H Coleman, C Dutreuilh… - Population, 2020 - cairn-int.info
Consacrée à l'Afrique au Sud du Sahara (47 pays, 1, 1 milliard d'habitants en 2020), cette
chronique propose une synthèse approfondie des grands changements …

Biases in survey estimates of neonatal mortality: results from a validation study in urban areas of Guinea-Bissau

S Helleringer, L Liu, Y Chu, A Rodrigues, AB Fisker - Demography, 2020 - Springer
Neonatal deaths (occurring within 28 days of birth) account for close to one-half of all deaths
among children under age 5 worldwide. In most low-and middle-income countries, data on …

Improving the quality of adult mortality data collected in demographic surveys: validation study of a new siblings' survival questionnaire in Niakhar, Senegal

S Helleringer, G Pison, B Masquelier, AM Kanté… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background In countries with limited vital registration, adult mortality is frequently estimated
using siblings' survival histories (SSHs) collected during Demographic and Health Surveys …

Future mortality in low-mortality countries

G Caselli, S Drefahl, M Luy… - World Population & …, 2017 - books.google.com
THIS chapter provides an overview of past and expected future trends in life expectancy in
populations with low levels of mortality. High and low mortality populations were separated …

[HTML][HTML] Mortality inequalities and trends in low-and middle-income countries, 1990-2015

D Tabutin, B Masquelier, M Grieve, P Reeve - Population, 2017 - cairn-int.info
Entre 1990 et 2015, la plupart des pays en développement ont connu des progrès notables
de leur espérance de vie, mais d'ampleur très diverse. Cet article fait le point sur l'évolution …