Trends and Socio-Economic Gradients in Adult Mortality around the Developing World

The authors combine data from 84 Demographic and Health Surveys from 46 countries to analyze trends and socioeconomic differences in adult mortality, calculating mortality based on the sibling mortality reports collected from female respondents aged 15-49. The analysis yields four main findings. Fir...

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Main Authors: de Walque, Damien, Filmer, Deon
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9246