not translate into poorer nutrition. Household calorie intake and major nutrient intake seem to be unaffected by changes …

from the demographic transition, will intensify in the coming years. Mortality changes, especially at older ages, will … outline the academic debate on the future of mortality, and more specifically of life expectancy at birth. Since the debate … essentially crystallized around two main competing views, one that supports sustained mortality gains in the future and one that …

With a lower and lower mortality at younger ages, gains in life expectancy are heavily dependent on improvements in old … expectancy at ages 65 and 85 are still mainly due to decreasing mortality from cardiovascular diseases. However, cardiovascular …

Background: There is compelling evidence of an inverse relationship between level of education and increased mortality … between education and mortality by cognitive status using a large, nationally representative sample of elderly. Methods: A … relationship between education and mortality. For those with no cognitive impairment, an inverse relationship between education and …

Methods for time series modeling of mortality and stochastic forecasting of life expectancies are explored, using … Canadian data. Consideration is given first to alternative indexes of aggregate mortality. Age-sex group system models are then …

Injury is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among seniors in Canada, resulting in large personal and economic …

The paper investigates whether self-assessed health status (SAH) contains information about future mortality and … contain private information for future mortality and morbidity. Moreover, we find some evidence that the extra information in …

The paper investigates whether self-assessed health status (SAH) contains information about future mortality and … contain private information for future mortality and morbidity. Moreover, we find some evidence that the extra information in …

Methods for time series modeling of mortality and stochastic forecasting of life expectancies are explored, using … Canadian data. Consideration is given first to alternative indexes of aggregate mortality. Age-sex group system models are then …