Volume 23 - Article 28 | Pages 771–806
Revisiting the mortality of France and Italy with the multiple-cause-of-death approach
| Date received: | 11 Mar 2010 |
| Date published: | 26 Oct 2010 |
| Word count: | 6416 |
| Keywords: | cause of death, France, international comparisons, Italy, mortality, multiple causes of death |
| DOI: | 10.4054/DemRes.2010.23.28 |
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 Désesquelles - Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED), France
Michele Antonio Salvatore - Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT), Italy
Luisa Frova - Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT), Italy
Monica Pace - Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT), Italy
Marilena Pappagallo - Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT), Italy
France Meslé - Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED), France
Viviana Egidi - Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Italy
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