Volume 13 - Article 15 | Pages 363–388
The effects of war losses on mortality estimates for Italy: A first attempt
| Date received: | 30 Sep 2004 |
| Date published: | 17 Nov 2005 |
| Word count: | 6134 |
| Keywords: | civilians, France, Italy, life expectancy, military, mortality, war, war losses, war mortality |
| DOI: | 10.4054/DemRes.2005.13.15 |
Abstract
For countries that experience substantial war losses in a given time period, the exclusion of military deaths can have an important impact on estimates of mortality and life expectancy. In this paper, we start by reviewing Vallin’s work in accounting for French war losses. We then attempt to apply comparable methods to Italy in order to account for the effects of war. The results indicate that estimates currently available from the Human Mortality Database (HMD) greatly underestimate period mortality during wartime among all Italian males, and may even underestimate mortality among civilian males. Finally, we discuss how failing to account for war mortality presents problems in making inter-country mortality comparisons.
Author's Affiliation
Dana Glei - Georgetown University, United States of America
Silvia Bruzzone - Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT), Italy
Graziella Caselli - Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Italy
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