analysed. In addition to this the subjective measure of poverty has a significant effect on mortality, increasing it by 40 …

analysed. In addition to this the subjective measure of poverty has a significant effect on mortality, increasing it by 40 …

positive selection on health from high infant mortality rates during this period (18 percent), our findings suggest a strong …

for a reduction in both mortality and in inpatient care as a consequence of the early retirement offer. Increasing the …

apply a new "flow" measure of "missing women" to estimate the extent of gender bias in mortality in developing countries …. Contrary to the existing literature, they find that the problem of gender bias in mortality is as severe among adults as it is … among children in India, that gender bias in mortality is larger in Sub-Saharan Africa than in China and India, and that …

In this paper we analyze if an `urban mortality penalty' exists for today's developing countries, repeating the history …-Saharan African countries for differences in child and adult mortality between rural and urban areas. Our findings indicate that child … mortality is higher in rural areas for almost all countries. On average child mortality rates are 13.6 percent in rural areas …