Unusually small sex differentials in mortality of Israeli Jews: What does the structure of causes of death tell us?

Since the establishment of Israel sex differentials in life expectancy at birth exhibited by Israeli Jews have been very low in comparison to other developed countries as a result of relatively high male and relatively low female life expectancy. To advance understanding of this phenomenon this pape...

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2009-03-01
Series:Demographic Research
Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol20/11/