background and aims: life expectancy is one of the most important indicators of health and well-being of a society. since it is claimed that in aran-bidgol region, center of iran, life expectancy is higher than the average of the country, this study was designed. methods: during a cross-sectional study, population and mortality data of kashan university of medical sciences (kaums) in 2011 were ...

AIM To examine the differences in life expectancy and mortality between the populations on Croatian islands and the mainland, and among the islands themselves. METHOD Data on population size and mortality collected in Croatia in 2001 were analyzed by life table and standardized mortality rates. RESULTS Life expectancy at birth (95% confidence interval) of the population on Croatian islands ...

INTRODUCTION In Slovenia, longevity is increasing rapidly. From 1997 to 2014, life expectancy at birth increased by 7 and 5 years for men and women, respectively. This paper explores how this gain in life expectancy at birth can be attributed to reduced mortality from five major groups of causes of death by 5-year age groups. It also estimates potential future gains in life expectancy at birth....

ognized indicator of population health. Estimates have been reported for centuries, during which the methods of life table derivation have been refined and incorporated as one of a demographer’s most useful tools. Increasingly, health planners and epidemiologists are asked to produce local level health status reports. However, life expectancy has frequently disappeared from such reports (in Ont...

BACKGROUND Previous research has shown that the health transition and demographical pattern of indigenous people has followed a different path compared to non-indigenous groups living in the same area with higher mortality rates and shortened life expectancy at birth. OBJECTIVE This paper draws attention to the development of life expectancy for the Sami and nonSami during the colonization era ...