World mortality in 2000 : [publication] : life tables for 191 countries = Mortalité mondiale en 2000: tables de mortalité pour 191 pays = Mortalidad mundial en 2000: tablas de mortalidad en 191 países /
by
Lopez, Alan D [clb]
; Organisation mondiale de la santé .
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BookPublisher: Genève : World Health Organization, 2002, cop. 2002Description: V, 512 p. : tabl. ; 30 cm.ISBN: 9241562048.MeSH subject(s): Mortality | Life Expectancy | Life TablesPUBLICATION TYPE SAPHIR: MonographOnline resources: Date de consultation : 15.10.2003 Summary: The main purpose of this report is to compile a complete set of life tables for all WHO Member States for the year 2000 in order to compare current patterns of age/sex-specific mortality among countries based on comparable methods. This report provides details on the methods and data sources used to prepare these life tables. [Contents] Data sources and adjustments : Vital registration data ; Multi-source approaches for specific populations ; Census and survey data. - Methods : Life table construction ; Estimating adult mortality ; Estimating mortality from HIV/AIDS ; Uncertainty bounds. - Results. Discussion. - References. Appendix
La couv. et le dos portent : Mortalité mondiale en 2000: tables de mortalité pour 191 pays ; Mortalidad mundial en 2000: tablas de mortalidad en 191 países
The main purpose of this report is to compile a complete set of life tables for all WHO Member States for the year 2000 in order to compare current patterns of age/sex-specific mortality among countries based on comparable methods. This report provides details on the methods and data sources used to prepare these life tables. [Contents] Data sources and adjustments : Vital registration data ; Multi-source approaches for specific populations ; Census and survey data. - Methods : Life table construction ; Estimating adult mortality ; Estimating mortality from HIV/AIDS ; Uncertainty bounds. - Results. Discussion. - References. Appendix