Adult Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys.

This article reports levels, trends, and age patterns of adult mortality in 23 sub-Saharan Africa countries, based on the sibling histories and orphanhood data collected by the countries' Demographic and Health Surveys. Adult mortality has risen sharply since HIV became prevalent, but the size and s...

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Publicado en:Demography Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 757 - 773
Autores principales: Timæus, Ian M., Jasseh, Momodou
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Science & Business Media B.V. November 2002
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