World mortality 1950-2000: divergence replaces convergence from the late 1980s.

OBJECTIVE: We sought to investigate to what extent worldwide improvements in mortality over the past 50 years have been accompanied by convergence in the mortality experience of the world's population. METHODS: We have adopted a novel approach to the objective measurement of global mortality c...

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Main Authors: Moser, K, Shkolnikov, V, Leon, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005