Author: Väinö Kannisto
Publisher: University Press of Southern Denmark
ISBN:
Category : Age distribution (Demography)
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
States that in developed countries since 1950, death rates among octogenarians, nonagenarians, and even centenarians have been reduced substantially. This title argues that the novelty and magnitude of the observed mortality decline justify it being called a new stage in mortality transition.