and non-poor in the developing world. The author estimates that selective mortality-whereby poorer people tend to have … higher death rates-accounts for 10-30 percent of the developing world's trend rate of …

"Aid to developing countries has largely neglected the population-wide health services that are core to communicable … disease control in the developed world. These mostly non-clinical services generate "pure public goods" by reducing everyone …'s exposure to disease through measures such as implementing health and sanitary regulations. They complement the clinical …

Greater fiscal decentralization is consistently associated with lower mortality rates. And its positive effects on … infant mortality are greater in institutional environments that promote political rights …

--a product of the Knowledge for Development Program, World Bank Institute--is part of a larger effort in the institute to study … the economic and social effects of population aging"--World Bank web site …

demographic consequences of the Rwandan genocide and how the excess mortality due to the conflict was distributed in the … population. Data collected by the 2000 Demographic and Health Survey indicate that although there were more deaths across the … productive skills. "--World Bank web site …

Demographic and Health Survey in 2000, he shows that excess mortality was extremely high and heavily concentrated during 1974 … contributes to the literature on the economic analysis of conflict. Using mortality data for siblings from the Cambodia … educated background were more likely to die. Infant mortality was also at very high levels during the period, and disability …

"Increasing adult mortality due to HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa raises considerable concerns about the welfare of … health and education. One hypothesis for this variability is the resilience of the extended family network in some countries … include a broader set of factors. "--World Bank web site …