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Rev Epidemiol Sante · Mar 1998
[Demographic study of ages and causes of death which contribute to gender disparities in life expectancy--case of Switzerland (1969-1993)].
- P Wanner.
- Office fédéral de la statistique, Section de l'évolution de la population, Berne.
- Rev Epidemiol Sante. 1998 Mar 1; 46 (2): 76-84.
BackgroundIn Switzerland, women live about six years more than men. The purpose of our study was to measure and describe the respective contributions of the various age groups and causes of death to the difference in life expectancy at birth between men and women.MethodsWith an analytical demographic method, this difference in life expectancy can be distributed according to age and cause of death. The contribution of each age and cause can be discussed.ResultsAll ages and quite all causes of death contribute to overmortality in men. Age groups over 50, as well as circulatory diseases and malignant neoplasms, contribute most to gender disparities in longevity while violent deaths play a less important role.ConclusionsAny attempt to reduce gender mortality disparities would involve the modification of a number of etiological factors, including biological factors or those linked to lifestyle.
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