The rise and fall of women’s advantage: a comparison of national trends in life expectancy at age 65 years
| Autor: | Jonas W. Wastesson, Mårten Lagergren, Marti G. Parker, Mats Thorslund, Neda Agahi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Geriatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Life expectancy Public health Longevity Old age Human factors and ergonomics Poison control Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Health(social science) Injury prevention medicine Gender differences Gender gap Geriatrics and Gerontology Psychology Original Investigation Demography |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Ageing |
| ISSN: | 1613-9380 1613-9372 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10433-013-0274-8 |
| Popis: | The female advantage in life expectancy (LE) is found worldwide, despite differences in living conditions, the status of women and other factors. However, this advantage has decreased in recent years in low-mortality countries. Few researchers have looked at the gender gap in LE in old age (age 65) in a longer historical perspective. Have women always had an advantage in LE at old age and do different countries share the same trends? Life expectancy data for 17 countries were assessed from Human Mortality Database from 1751 to 2007. Since most of the changes in LE taking place today are driven by reductions of old age mortality the gender difference in LE was calculated at age 65. Most low-mortality countries show the same historical trend, a rise and fall of women’s advantage in LE at age 65. Three phases that all but two countries passed through were discerned. After a long phase with a female advantage in LE at 65 of |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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