Decomposition analysis of Spanish life expectancy at birth: Evolution and changes in the components by sex and age

Using data from the Human Mortality Database (HMD), the paper analyzes the increase in the life expectancy of the Spanish population during the three decades, 1970-2001, in order to ascertain which age and sex groups have made the most progress in terms of increasing life expectancy. Within the theo...

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Main Authors: Rosa Gómez-Redondo, Carl Boe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2005-11-01
Series:Demographic Research
Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol13/20/

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