SUMMARY After reaching a very high level at the end of the war (1960-62), infant mortality and child mortality dropped sharply at the period of the Liberation but, from 1963 to 1968, no clear trend is discernible although a slight decline can be noticed in urban areas. Infant mortality rates for...

Tabutin Dominique. The Excess Mortality of Women in Europe before 1940. In the past female excess mortality was recorded especially during the reproductive ages. An analysis of data for four European countries (Sweden, France, England and Wales and Belgium), shows that this female excess...

SUMMARY At all times, only a small part of the male Algerian population has been polygamous. Since the end of the XlXth century, polygamy has been consistently falling and, from 1911 to 1966, the number of poly- gamists for 1 000 married men dicreased from 64 to 18. This rate is slightly higher...

This chronicle is focused on sub-Saharan Africa (48 nations, 730 million people) and includes both a summary of the major socio-demographic and health changes since the 1950s and a statistical survey based on the most reliable recent data on each nation. Particular attention has been given to...

Focusing on North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and the Middle East (20 countries, 420 million inhabitants), this chronicle examines the major socio-demographic and health transformations in the region since the 1950s and provides a statistical summary of the most reliable recent data for each...