SUMMARY The increase in the average length of life has slowed down considerably in France in recent years. Instead of decreasing at all ages and for both sexes, as in the past, probabilities of dying have moved very irregularly. The mortality rates of very young children continue to decrease,...

Vallin Jacques. ? Recent Trends in French Mortality. The publication of the French life tables for the period 1973-1977 provides an opportunity for an examination of recent trends in French mortality. In this paper, the results are first considered in their historical perspective and also set in...

Meslé (France), Vallin (Jacques).- Evolution and geographical variations in excess male mortality: from the French paradox to the Russian logic The last century and in particular the period from the 1950s to the 1980s, has seen a considerable rise in excess male mortality in western countries...

Meslé France and Vallin Jacques. ? The main cardiovascular mortality components in France since 1925 : reconstitution of continuous series. On the basis of the presently available statistical series, the analysis of the long term evolution of cardio-vascular mortality is really impossible. Not...