Socioeconomic disparity in adult mortality in India: estimations using the orphanhood method

Socioeconomic disparity in adult mortality in India: estimations using the orphanhood method

Abstract Background Due to a lack of data, no study has yet documented differences in adult life expectancy in India by education, caste, and religion. Objective To examine disparities in socioeconomic status (SES) in the adult mortality rate (40q30) and life expectancy at age 15 (e 15) in India. Da...

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Main Authors: Nandita Saikia, Jayanta Kumar Bora, Marc Luy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-02-01
Series:Genus
Subjects:
Adult mortality
life expectancy
India
indirect estimation
Orphanhood method
Education
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41118-019-0054-1

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