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Worldwide mortality in men and women aged 15-59
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| Article Type: | Brief article |
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Mortality
(United States) Mortality (Demographic aspects) Mortality (Risk factors) Mortality (Reports) |
| Pub Date: | 11/01/2010 |
| Publication: | Name: Reproductive Health Matters Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishers Audience: General Format: Magazine/Journal Subject: Family and marriage; Health; Women's issues/gender studies Copyright: COPYRIGHT 2010 Reproductive Health Matters ISSN: 0968-8080 |
| Issue: | Date: Nov, 2010 Source Volume: 18 Source Issue: 36 |
| Geographic: | Geographic Scope: United States Geographic Code: 1USA United States |
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| Accession Number: | 247520194 |
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Every year, more than 7.7 million children die before age five;
however, nearly 24 million adults die under the age of 60. The
prevention of premature adult death is just as important for global
health policy as the improvement of child survival, but has received
little attention. This study estimated worldwide mortality in men and
women aged 15-59 (45q15) by compiling a database of 3,889 measurements
of adult mortality for 187 countries from 1970 to 2010 using vital
registration data, census and survey data. Adult mortality varied
substantially across countries and over time. In 2010, the countries
with the lowest risk of mortality for men and women were Iceland and
Cyprus, respectively. In Iceland, male 45q15 is 65 per 1,000; in Cyprus,
female 45q15 is 38 per 1,000. Highest risk of mortality by age 60 was
seen in Swaziland for men (765 per 1,000) and Zambia for women (606 per
1,000). Between 1970 and 2010, substantial increases in adult mortality
occurred in sub-Saharan Africa because of the HIV epidemic and in
countries in or related to the former Soviet Union. There has been a
stagnation in the decline of adult mortality for large countries in
Southeast Asia, but a striking decline in female mortality in South
Asia. Risk of mortality is generally higher for men than for women, and
the gap is widening. The global health community needs to broaden its
focus and ensure that those who survive to adulthood will also survive
until old age. Routine monitoring of adult mortality should be given
much greater emphasis. (1) (1.) Rajaratnam JK, Marcus JR, Levin-Rector A, et al. Worldwide mortality in men and women aged 15-59 years from 1970 to 2010: a systematic analysis. Lancet 2010;375(9727):1704-20. |
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