The Demographic and Socio-economic Distribution of Excess Mortality during the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda

This paper studies the demographic consequences of the Rwandan genocide and how the excess mortality due to the conflict was distributed in the population. Data collected by the 2000 Demographic and Health Survey indicate that although there were more deaths across the entire population, adult males...

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Main Authors:	de Walque, D., Verwimp, P.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Conflict Conflict Resolution Alliances D740 Health Production I120 Demographic Trends and Forecasts General Migration J110 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Formal and Informal Sectors Shadow Economy Institutional Arrangements O170
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5602

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spelling	okr-10986-56022021-04-23T14:02:23Z The Demographic and Socio-economic Distribution of Excess Mortality during the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda de Walque, D. Verwimp, P. Conflict Conflict Resolution Alliances D740 Health Production I120 Demographic Trends and Forecasts General Migration J110 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Formal and Informal Sectors Shadow Economy Institutional Arrangements O170 This paper studies the demographic consequences of the Rwandan genocide and how the excess mortality due to the conflict was distributed in the population. Data collected by the 2000 Demographic and Health Survey indicate that although there were more deaths across the entire population, adult males were the most likely to die. Using the characteristics of the survey respondent as a proxy for the socio-economic status of the victims' family, the results also show that individuals with an urban or more educated background were more likely to die. The country's loss of human capital is a long-term cost of the genocide that compounds the human tragedies. 2012-03-30T07:33:37Z 2012-03-30T07:33:37Z 2010 Journal Article Journal of African Economies 09638024 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5602 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Rwanda
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description	This paper studies the demographic consequences of the Rwandan genocide and how the excess mortality due to the conflict was distributed in the population. Data collected by the 2000 Demographic and Health Survey indicate that although there were more deaths across the entire population, adult males were the most likely to die. Using the characteristics of the survey respondent as a proxy for the socio-economic status of the victims' family, the results also show that individuals with an urban or more educated background were more likely to die. The country's loss of human capital is a long-term cost of the genocide that compounds the human tragedies.
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title	The Demographic and Socio-economic Distribution of Excess Mortality during the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda
title_short	The Demographic and Socio-economic Distribution of Excess Mortality during the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda
title_full	The Demographic and Socio-economic Distribution of Excess Mortality during the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda
title_fullStr	The Demographic and Socio-economic Distribution of Excess Mortality during the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda
title_full_unstemmed	The Demographic and Socio-economic Distribution of Excess Mortality during the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda
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The Demographic and Socio-economic Distribution of Excess Mortality during the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda

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