Estimates of adult mortality in countries with limited vital registration (e.g., sub-Saharan Africa) are often derived from information about the survival of a respondent’s siblings. We evaluated the completeness and accuracy of such data through a record linkage study conducted in Bandafassi,...

This study provides original estimates of adult mortality in Mlomp, a rural population of Senegal which has been monitored for twenty years. Causes of death are assessed through verbal autopsies which are completed by medical information. Between ages 15 and 60, male mortality is much higher...

Intro -- POPULATION DYNAMICS OF SENEGAL -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- FERTILITY -- MORTALITY -- Child Mortality -- Adult Mortality -- NOTE -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Geographic and Socioeconomic Setting -- GEOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW -- HISTORICAL OVERVIEW -- EDUCATION --...