20 February 2024 | research article

Ageing and diversity: Inequalities in longevity and health in low-mortality countries

Cosmo Strozza, Viviana Egidi, Maria Rita Testa, Graziella Caselli

Volume: 50 Article ID: 12
Pages: 347–376
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2024.50.12

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14 February 2024 | research article

Longevity à la mode: A discretized derivative tests method for accurate estimation of the adult modal age at death

Paola Vazquez-Castillo, Marie-Pier Bergeron-Boucher, Trifon Missov

Volume: 50 Article ID: 11
Pages: 325–346
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2024.50.11

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22 August 2023 | research article

The contributions of stochastic demography and social inequality to lifespan variability

Hal Caswell

Volume: 49 Article ID: 13
Pages: 309–354
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2023.49.13

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15 August 2023 | descriptive finding

Birth month and adult lifespan: A within-family, cohort, and spatial examination using FamiLinx data in the United States (1700–1899)

Marco Cozzani, Saverio Minardi, Giulia Corti, Nicola Barban

Volume: 49 Article ID: 9
Pages: 201–218
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2023.49.9

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25 August 2016 | research article

Insight on 'typical' longevity: An analysis of the modal lifespan by leading causes of death in Canada

Viorela Diaconu, Nadine Ouellette, Carlo Giovanni Camarda, Robert Bourbeau

Volume: 35 Article ID: 17
Pages: 471–504
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2016.35.17

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21 May 2015 | descriptive finding

Demographic characteristics of Sardinian centenarian genealogies: Preliminary results of the AKeA2 study

Rosa Maria Lipsi, Graziella Caselli, Lucia Pozzi, Giovannella Baggio, Ciriaco Carru, Claudio Franceschi, James W. Vaupel, Luca Deiana

Volume: 32 Article ID: 37
Pages: 1049–1064
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2015.32.37

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25 November 2014 | research article

Maternal longevity is associated with lower infant mortality

Graziella Caselli, Enrica Lapucci, Rosa Maria Lipsi, Lucia Pozzi, Giovannella Baggio, Ciriaco Carru, Luca Deiana, Claudio Franceschi, James W. Vaupel

Volume: 31 Article ID: 42
Pages: 1275–1296
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.31.42

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13 November 2014 | research article

Rivalry, solidarity, and longevity among siblings: A life course approach to the impact of sibship composition and birth order on later life mortality risk, Antwerp (1846-1920)

Robyn Donrovich, Paul Puschmann, Koen Matthijs

Volume: 31 Article ID: 38
Pages: 1167–1198
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.31.38

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02 September 2014 | research article

A matrix approach to the statistics of longevity in heterogeneous frailty models

Hal Caswell

Volume: 31 Article ID: 19
Pages: 553–592
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.31.19

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18 October 2013 | research article

Sex ratios at sexual maturity and longevity: Evidence from Swedish register data

Kieron James Barclay

Volume: 29 Article ID: 31
Pages: 837–864
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2013.29.31

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28 March 2012 | reflection

The mystery of Japan's missing centenarians explained

Yasuhiko Saito, Vanessa Yong, Jean-Marie Robine

Volume: 26 Article ID: 11
Pages: 239–252
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.26.11

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21 July 2011 | research article

Exceptional Longevity in Okinawa:: A Plea for In-depth Validation

Michel Poulain

Volume: 25 Article ID: 7
Pages: 245–284
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2011.25.7

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30 March 2010 | reflection

Arthur Roger Thatcher's contributions to longevity research: A Reflexion

Jean-Marie Robine, Siu Lan Karen Cheung, Shiro Horiuchi

Volume: 22 Article ID: 18
Pages: 539–548
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2010.22.18

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22 January 2010 | formal relationship

Life expectancy is the death-weighted average of the reciprocal of the survival-specific force of mortality

Joel E. Cohen

Volume: 22 Article ID: 5
Pages: 115–128
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2010.22.5

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30 April 2009 | research article

The number of centenarians in Brazil: Indirect estimates based on death certificates

Marilia Miranda Fortes Gomes, Cássio M. Turra

Volume: 20 Article ID: 20
Pages: 495–502
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2009.20.20

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30 September 2008 | reflection

Biodemography: Research prospects and directions

James R. Carey

Volume: 19 Article ID: 50
Pages: 1749–1758
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.19.50

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26 August 2008 | reflection

Biodemography comes of Age

Kenneth W. Wachter

Volume: 19 Article ID: 40
Pages: 1501–1512
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.19.40

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14 August 2008 | research article

Blame the parents? The association between parental longevity and successful ageing

Edlira Gjonça, Paola Zaninotto

Volume: 19 Article ID: 38
Pages: 1435–1450
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.19.38

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17 November 2006 | research article

Comparative mortality levels among selected species of captive animals

Iliana Kohler, Samuel Preston, Laurie Bingaman Lackey

Volume: 15 Article ID: 14
Pages: 413–434
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2006.15.14

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22 November 2005 | research article

Five period measures of longevity

John Bongaarts

Volume: 13 Article ID: 21
Pages: 547–558
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2005.13.21

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08 October 2003 | reflection

The past, present, and future of demography and the role of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

Kenneth W. Wachter

Volume: 9 Article ID: 4
Pages: 69–80
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2003.9.4

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08 February 2001 | research article

A mini-review of the evolutionary theories of aging.: Is it the time to accept them?

Éric Le Bourg

Volume: 4 Article ID: 1
Pages: 1–28
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2001.4.1

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02 September 1999 | research article

Data Resources for Biodemographic Studies on Familial Clustering of Human Longevity

Natalia Gavrilova, Leonid Gavrilov

Volume: 1 Article ID: 4
Pages: –
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.1999.1.4

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25 August 1999 | research article

Longevity and month of birth: Evidence from Austria and Denmark

Gabriele Doblhammer

Volume: 1 Article ID: 3
Pages: –
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.1999.1.3

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