TY - JOUR
T1 - Does it matter where I live in Western Europe?
T2 - An analysis of regional mortality differentials in Belgium, Germany and The Netherlands
AU - Van der Veen, Willem Jan
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - Regional differentials in life expectancy at birth during the 1980s in Belgium, The Netherlands and some parts of the former Federal Republic of Germany are presented and commented upon. Life expectancy at birth during the 1980s was highest in The Netherlands, and lowest in some parts of southern Belgium. Substantial differentials existed in 1980, particularly because of differential mortality due to diseases of the circulatory system, lung cancer, breast cancer, motor vehicle accidents and suicide. These differentials persisted throughout the 1980s, but gradually converged. Gains in life expectancy were mainly due to declining cardiovascular and cerebrovascular mortality. Sharp and persistent differentials between border regions in the study area point to societal and cultural forces bringing about dividing lines between relatively homogeneous mortality profiles.
AB - Regional differentials in life expectancy at birth during the 1980s in Belgium, The Netherlands and some parts of the former Federal Republic of Germany are presented and commented upon. Life expectancy at birth during the 1980s was highest in The Netherlands, and lowest in some parts of southern Belgium. Substantial differentials existed in 1980, particularly because of differential mortality due to diseases of the circulatory system, lung cancer, breast cancer, motor vehicle accidents and suicide. These differentials persisted throughout the 1980s, but gradually converged. Gains in life expectancy were mainly due to declining cardiovascular and cerebrovascular mortality. Sharp and persistent differentials between border regions in the study area point to societal and cultural forces bringing about dividing lines between relatively homogeneous mortality profiles.
KW - EPIDEMIOLOGIC TRANSITION
KW - LIFE EXPECTANCY
U2 - 10.1007/BF01266567
DO - 10.1007/BF01266567
M3 - Article
SN - 0168-6577
VL - 10
SP - 319
EP - 348
JO - European journal of population-Revue europeenne de demographie
JF - European journal of population-Revue europeenne de demographie
IS - 4
ER -