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The effects of shocks in early life mortality on later life expectancy and mortality compression: a cohort analysis

Myrskylä, Mikko (2010) The effects of shocks in early life mortality on later life expectancy and mortality compression: a cohort analysis. Demographic Research, 22. pp. 289-320. ISSN 1435-9871

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Identification Number: 10.4054/DemRes.2010.22.12

Abstract

I study how shocks in cohort-level early life conditions, as represented by deviations from trend in mortality before age 5, affect later mortality. I use data for six European countries and find that shocks that increase infant mortality decrease later life expectancy between ages 5-30. The effect is strong for England and Wales but small or insignificant for other countries. Shocks that increase mortality at ages 1-5 increase life expectancy between ages 5-30 and compress the mortality distribution. For both shocks the effects are weak at older ages. These results suggest that early life conditions have a transitory effect and potentially only little influence on old-age mortality.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://www.demographic-research.org/
Additional Information: © 2010 Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Divisions: Lifecourse, Ageing & Population Health
Social Policy
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Date Deposited: 28 Oct 2013 16:58
Last Modified: 11 Dec 2024 23:50
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/53838

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