Michael Mühlichen
Biographic Data
| ID | 372256 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Mühlichen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Mühlichen |
| SIGNATURE | MÜHLICHEN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Federal Institute for Population Research |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7396-069X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Deaths of despair before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
Background: The phenomenon of "deaths of despair" has been frequently described in the context of the United States but has rarely been analyzed across multiple countries. The onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, accompanied by the imposition of substantial restrictions by public authorities, may have worsened mental health at the individual level, thereby potentially increasing the number of despair-related deaths. Objectiv…
Do Welfare Regimes Matter? A Comparative Analysis of Area‐Level Inequalities in Life Expectancy in Germany and the United Kingdom, 2003–2021
While area‐level inequalities in life expectancy are well documented within individual countries, cross‐national comparisons remain rare. We estimated and compared the magnitude of area‐level life expectancy inequalities across districts in the UK and Germany, representing two distinct welfare regimes. We used mortality data from national statistical offices to estimate life expectancy for all districts between 2003 and 2021. Based on employment …
Spatial Differences in Avoidable Mortality Across 581 European Districts, 2002–2019
Despite ongoing efforts to reduce health disparities, substantial mortality differences persist across and within European countries. Avoidable mortality, i.e. deaths preventable through timely medical care or effective public health measures, provides a useful framework for assessing these inequalities. While previous studies largely focus on national differences, this study examines spatial differences and trends in avoidable mortality at the d…
Social differences in cause-specific infant mortality at the dawn of the demographic transition
Little is known about social gradients in cause-specific infant mortality in the nineteenth century. To our knowledge, this is the first paper to explore this connection for the time prior to the epidemiologic and demographic transitions. We used the church records of Rostock, an important port city on the Baltic coast in northern Germany, and prepared and merged the baptismal and burial registers of its largest parish (St. Jakobi) for the period…
What was Killing Babies in Rostock? An Investigation of Infant Mortality Using Individual-Level Cause-of-Death Data, 1800–1904
This paper examines the causes of infant mortality for the Hanseatic city of Rostock, Germany, between 1800 and 1904. Based on unique individual-level church records from Rostock's largest inner-city parish, St. Jakobi, we apply the novel ICD10h coding system for the first time to the German context. Using this coding system, we analyse cause-specific patterns of infant, neonatal and post-neonatal mortality in an internationally comparable way an…
Different health systems – Different mortality outcomes? Regional disparities in avoidable mortality across German-speaking Europe, 1992–2019
Avoidable Mortality in the German Baltic Sea Region Since Reunification
Soziale Unterschiede in der Säuglingssterblichkeit in Rostock im 19. Jahrhundert
The English translation of this article is available in Vol 40, No 2 (2015).Der Beitrag untersucht die historische Entwicklung der Säuglingssterblichkeit in der Hansestadt Rostock und widmet sich im Speziellen der Frage, inwieweit sozioökonomische Faktoren die Höhe der Säuglingssterblichkeit im frühen 19. Jahrhundert beeinflussten. Es lässt sich für die Stadt ein im deutschlandweiten Vergleich äußerst niedriges Säuglingssterblichkeitsniveau fests…
Social Differences in Infant Mortality in 19th Century Rostock. A Demographic Analysis Based on Church Records
The article examines the historical development of infant mortality in the Hanseatic city of Rostock, with a special focus on the question of how socio-economic factors influenced infant mortality in the early 19th century. Compared with the rest of Germany, the city exhibited an exceedingly low infant mortality level, in particular in the first third of the century. Our analyses show that the occupation of the father had a significant influence …
Soziale Unterschiede in der Säuglingssterblichkeit in Rostock im 19. Jahrhundert
The English translation of this article is available in Vol 40, No 2 (2015).Der Beitrag untersucht die historische Entwicklung der Säuglingssterblichkeit in der Hansestadt Rostock und widmet sich im Speziellen der Frage, inwieweit sozioökonomische Faktoren die Höhe der Säuglingssterblichkeit im frühen 19. Jahrhundert beeinflussten. Es lässt sich für die Stadt ein im deutschlandweiten Vergleich äußerst niedriges Säuglingssterblichkeitsniveau fests…
Social Differences in Infant Mortality in 19th Century Rostock. A Demographic Analysis Based on Church Records
The article examines the historical development of infant mortality in the Hanseatic city of Rostock, with a special focus on the question of how socio-economic factors influenced infant mortality in the early 19th century. Compared with the rest of Germany, the city exhibited an exceedingly low infant mortality level, in particular in the first third of the century. Our analyses show that the occupation of the father had a significant influence …
Avoidable Mortality in the German Baltic Sea Region Since Reunification
Different health systems – Different mortality outcomes? Regional disparities in avoidable mortality across German-speaking Europe, 1992–2019
What was Killing Babies in Rostock? An Investigation of Infant Mortality Using Individual-Level Cause-of-Death Data, 1800–1904
This paper examines the causes of infant mortality for the Hanseatic city of Rostock, Germany, between 1800 and 1904. Based on unique individual-level church records from Rostock's largest inner-city parish, St. Jakobi, we apply the novel ICD10h coding system for the first time to the German context. Using this coding system, we analyse cause-specific patterns of infant, neonatal and post-neonatal mortality in an internationally comparable way an…
Social differences in cause-specific infant mortality at the dawn of the demographic transition
Little is known about social gradients in cause-specific infant mortality in the nineteenth century. To our knowledge, this is the first paper to explore this connection for the time prior to the epidemiologic and demographic transitions. We used the church records of Rostock, an important port city on the Baltic coast in northern Germany, and prepared and merged the baptismal and burial registers of its largest parish (St. Jakobi) for the period…
Deaths of despair before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
Background: The phenomenon of "deaths of despair" has been frequently described in the context of the United States but has rarely been analyzed across multiple countries. The onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, accompanied by the imposition of substantial restrictions by public authorities, may have worsened mental health at the individual level, thereby potentially increasing the number of despair-related deaths. Objectiv…
Do Welfare Regimes Matter? A Comparative Analysis of Area‐Level Inequalities in Life Expectancy in Germany and the United Kingdom, 2003–2021
While area‐level inequalities in life expectancy are well documented within individual countries, cross‐national comparisons remain rare. We estimated and compared the magnitude of area‐level life expectancy inequalities across districts in the UK and Germany, representing two distinct welfare regimes. We used mortality data from national statistical offices to estimate life expectancy for all districts between 2003 and 2021. Based on employment …
Spatial Differences in Avoidable Mortality Across 581 European Districts, 2002–2019
Despite ongoing efforts to reduce health disparities, substantial mortality differences persist across and within European countries. Avoidable mortality, i.e. deaths preventable through timely medical care or effective public health measures, provides a useful framework for assessing these inequalities. While previous studies largely focus on national differences, this study examines spatial differences and trends in avoidable mortality at the d…
Demography (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · German (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works)