Mortality Patterns in Romania 2000-2015:
Infant Mortality, Adult Mortality and Causes of Death
Mortality Patterns in Romania 2000-2015:
Infant Mortality, Adult Mortality and Causes of Death
Author(s): Qiyao PanSubject(s): Gender Studies, Methodology and research technology, Social development, Health and medicine and law, Demography and human biology, Gerontology, Environmental interactions
Published by: Centrul de Studiere a Populaţiei
Keywords: mortality patterns; infant mortality; adult mortality; tuberculosis; ischemic heart disease; lung cancer; health disparities by sex;
Summary/Abstract: This study documents the recent mortality patterns of Romanian population between 2000 and 2015. Despite the increasing life expectancy at birth, Romania is still witnessing one of the highest infant death rates and tuberculosis death rates in the EU. Based on the internationally available World Health Organization mortality database, this study focuses on three aspects of mortality data: infant mortality, adult mortality, and causes of death, using age-specific decompositions and multiple-decrement life tables. Results show disparities among age groups by sex in a fifteen-year period. The infant mortality and tuberculosis mortality have decreased significantly, yet tuberculosis remains a major death cause among young population. Mortality rates attributable to behavioural factors have been increasing. Moreover, there is an unusually high mortality rate among the 1986-1990 cohorts. These findings shed light on the health conditions in Romania before and after its accession to the European Union
Journal: Romanian Journal of Population Studies
- Issue Year: 16/2022
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 111-128
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF