This study examines the historical evolution of socioeconomic disparities in adult mortality,
with a focus on European societies. Despite the widespread improvements in population …

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 …

Ireland is often seen as an outlier within the western world in terms of demographic
behavior. As a society it has also been noted for its religious fervor, including religious …

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 …

This paper takes, as its starting point, Preston and Haines' observation in Fatal Years that
social class was the most important influence on infant and child mortality in England and …

BACKGROUND Debates concerning the French territorial divide are deep in France.
However, few historical data on French demography at the local level for the 20th century …

We use individual-level census data for England and Wales for the period 1851–1911 to
investigate the interplay between social class and geographical context determining …

The paper examines mortality patterns in the city of Hermoupolis, on the Greek island of
Syros, from 1859 to 1940. It produces important new insights into Mediterranean urban …

The reduction in infant mortality has been a significant component of mortality decline in all
north-western European populations. Infant mortality in Greece has been studied before …

Vaccination has been critical to the decline in infectious disease prevalence in recent
centuries. Nonetheless, vaccine refusal has increased in recent years, with complacency …