Aline Desesquelles
Michele Antonio Salvatore
Luisa Frova
Monica Pace
Marilena Pappagallo
France Meslé
Viviana Egidi

http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol23/28/

doi:10.4054/DemRes.2010.23.28

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Abstract

In this paper, we use the multiple cause-of-death approach to compare the mortality profiles of France and Italy in 2003. Our analysis leads to a substantial re-evaluation of the role played by certain conditions in the process leading to death. Regarding the associations of causes, we distinguish three patterns that are common to both countries. The numerous similarities that emerge from the comparison of the two countries are a clear indication that, contrary to what is generally thought, misreporting by the certifying physicians generally do not distort the observation.

Author's affiliation
Aline Desesquelles
Institut national d'études démographiques, France
Michele Antonio Salvatore
Università di Roma “La Sapienza", Italy
Luisa Frova
ISTAT, Italy
Monica Pace
ISTAT, Italy
Marilena Pappagallo
ISTAT, Italy
France Meslé
Institut national d´études démographiques (INED), France
Viviana Egidi
Università di Roma “La Sapienza", Italy

Keywords
cause of death, France, international comparisons, Italy, mortality, multiple causes of death

Word count (Main text)
6416

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