US Mortality in an International Context
Age Variations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7980554 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jessica Y Ho (0000-0003-3240-6219, University of Pennsylvania), H Preston (0000-0001-7038-9689, University of Pennsylvania), Samuel H Preston |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 749-773 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Population and Development Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0098-7921 • E-ISSN: 1728-4457 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2010.00356.x |
| PMID | 21174869 |
| OpenAlex | W2090379720 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 40 |
| References cited | 28 |
Compared to other developed countries, the United States ranks poorly in terms of life expectancy at age 50. We seek to shed light on the US's low life expectancy ranking by comparing the age‐specific death rates of 18 developed countries at older ages. A striking pattern emerges: between ages 40 and 75, US all‐cause mortality rates are among the poorest in the set of comparison countries. The US position improves dramatically after age 75 for both males and females. We consider four possible explanations of the age patterns revealed by this analysis: (1) access to health insurance; (2) international differences in patterns of smoking; (3) age patterns of health care system performance; and (4) selection processes. We find that health insurance and smoking are not plausible sources of this age pattern. While we cannot rule out selection, we present suggestive evidence that an unusually vigorous deployment of life‐saving technologies by the US health care system at very old ages is contributing to the age‐pattern of US mortality rankings. Differences in obesity distributions are likely to be making a moderate contribution to the pattern but uncertainty about the risks associated with obesity prevents a precise assessment
Context (archaeology · Developed country · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Health care · Life expectancy · Mortality rate · Obesity · Population · Sociology · Demography · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes · Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management · Medicine · Gerontology
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Lifespan and Healthspan
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A Double Decomposition of Standard Deviation Below the Modal Age at Death and the Role of Causes of Death
A New Method for Determining Why Length of Life is More Unequal in Some Populations Than in Others
Disease prevalence, disease incidence, and mortality in the United States and in England
The Demography of Canada and the United States from the 1980s to the 2000s
Explaining the US Health Paradox
Modal lifespan and disparity at older ages by leading causes of death
Causes of America’s Lagging Life Expectancy
Socioeconomic Disparities Do Not Explain the U.S. International Disadvantage in Mortality
Age-Specific Mortality During the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic and Life Expectancy Changes in the United States and Peer Countries, 1980–2020
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From Lifespan Inequality to Lifespan Inequity
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Age-Specific Variation in Adult Mortality Rates in Developed Countries
The Role of Despair in Predicting Self-Destructive Behaviors
The Contribution of National Disparities to International Differences in Mortality Between the United States and 7 European Countries
Contribution of Obesity to International Differences in Life Expectancy
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Trend breaks in life expectancy in the United States over 120 years and potential sources of future gains
Truncated cross-sectional average length of life
The role of smoking on mortality compression
Subnational contribution to life expectancy and life span variation changes
Greater mortality variability in the United States in comparison with peer countries
Aging Populations, Mortality, and Life Expectancy
Social Inequality and the Future of US Life Expectancy
Trends in Non-Hispanic White Mortality in the United States by Metropolitan-Nonmetropolitan Status and Region, 1990-2016
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Geographic Divergence in Mortality in the United States
Are older adults living in more equal counties healthier than older adults living in more unequal counties? A propensity score matching approach
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The Impact of Nearly Universal Insurance Coverage on Health Care Utilization
Inflammatory Exposure and Historical Changes in Human Life-Spans
Cause-Specific Excess Deaths Associated With Underweight, Overweight, and Obesity
The Distribution of Human Genetic Diversity
Body-mass index and cause-specific mortality in 900 000 adults
A new method for estimating smoking-attributable mortality in high-income countries
Relation between trends in late middle age mortality and trends in old age mortality—is there evidence for mortality selection
Differential Mortality in the United States
The Oldest Old
Contribution of Obesity to International Differences in Life Expectancy
Sex mortality differences in The United States
Cardiac Procedure Use and Outcomes in Elderly Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States and Quebec, Canada, 1988 to 1994
Educational differentials in mortality
| Unique citing works | 40 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,5 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 40 |