This dissertation examines the relationships among measures of mortality, fertility,burden of disease, and … fertility levels; (2) if achild health model provides a stronger indicator of fertility than child mortality alone;and (3) what … indicatorsof fertility change and produce better results than population mortality or socioeconomicfactors alone. Use of health …

Der Tod macht alle Menschen gleich, dennoch sind nicht alle gleichmäßig betroffen. Unterschiede in der Sterblichkeit …. Eine Analyse der allgemeinen Sterblichkeit von Deutschen Bürgern im Alter von 20 bis 49 im Jahre 2004 wurde durchgeführt … die Sterblichkeit in Deutschland stärker einem Nord\Ost-Sued\West-Trend als einem einem Ost-West-Trend. Das Pro …

censuses and demographic surveys particularly the World Fertility Survey to ascertain trends in fertility and mortality. The … that fertility has increased in some countries--Kenya and Cameroon; has remained almost stable in Benin, Ivory Coast and ….e. breastfeeding and post-partum abstinence; and a reduction in the level of sterility. As far as trends in mortality are concerned …

This paper develops a theory of optimal fertility behavior under mortality shocks. In an OLG model, young adults … determine their optimal fertility, labor supply and life-cycle consumption with both exogenous child and adult mortality risks …. We show that a rise in adult mortality exerts an ambiguous effect on both net and total fertility in a general …

The recent release of the final results for the 2001 Census presents an opportunity to assess the net change in … projected population growth. The 2001 Census data reveal no improvement in the overall position of Indigenous people in the …