Erling Häggström Lundevaller
Biographic Data
| ID | 644066 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Erling Häggström Lundevaller |
| GIVEN NAMES | Erling Häggström |
| FAMILY NAME | Lundevaller |
| SIGNATURE | LUNDEVALLER E H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Umeå University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1561-4094 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Cause-of-Death Statistics in Sweden During the Finnish War 1808–1809. The Wegelius Journal From Röbäck Hospital
This article examines cause-of-death statistics in Sweden during the Finnish War of 1808–1809 through an in-depth analysis of the so-called Wegelius Journal from the military hospital in Röbäck, near Umeå. Kept by the physician Jakob Esaias Wegelius, the journal constitutes a rare and detailed individual-level source documenting admissions, diagnoses, medical outcomes, and deaths among soldiers treated during the final phase of the war. The study…
Decomposition of Disability Prevalences. Age and Rate Effects in Northern Sweden, 1900–1950
This study examines changes in disability prevalence during Sweden's demographic transition, focusing on the relative contributions of population aging and changing disability rates. Using unique longitudinal data from parish registers covering 194,500 individuals in Västerbotten county 1900–1950, we analyze trends in four disability categories: sensory, physical, mental and intellectual disabilities. Through demographic decomposition methods, we…
Service providers’ self-perceived competence in supporting women with disabilities subjected to intimate partner violence
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global issue, with women, especially those with disabilities, facing a higher lifetime risk than those without disabilities. Given the elevated risk factors and challenges related to having a disability, it is crucial to provide effective IPV support. The competence and expertise of service providers regarding IPV significantly influence their ability to provide adequate IPV support. Understanding …
Long-term health outcomes from inbreeding in a historical Swedish population
Inbreeding seems to have had a detrimental effect on some health outcomes in this historical population under study
Disability, Mortality and Causes of Death in a 19th-Century Swedish Population
Our study aims to find how disability affected human health in historical time through an examination of individuals' mortality risks and death causes. Swedish parish registers digitized by the Demographic Data Base (DDB) enable us to account for a relatively high number of persons reported to have disabilities, and to compare them with a group of non-disabled cases. The findings concern a 19th-century population of 35,610 individuals in the Sund…
The relationship between disability and parental status
We found evidence that disability during early adulthood was associated with reduced chances of having children. Findings support policies and programmes aimed at promoting optimal health during early adulthood, as this would promote continued labour force participation, reduce early use of disability benefits, and possibly improve chances of becoming a parent
Socioeconomic disparities in climate vulnerability
The aim of this study was to analyse the association between season of birth, temperature and neonatal mortality according to socioeconomic status in northern Sweden from 1880 to 1950. The source material for this study comprised digitised parish records combined with local weather data. The association between temperature, seasonality, socioeconomic status and neonatal mortality was modelled using survival analysis. We can summarise our findings…
Neonatal Mortality and Temperature in Two Northern Swedish Rural Parishes, 1860–1899—The Significance of Ethnicity and Gender
The aim of this study was to analyze the association between season of birth and daily temperature for neonatal mortality in two Swedish rural parishes between 1860 and 1899. Further, we aimed to study whether the association varied according to ethnicity (indigenous Sami reindeer herders and non-Sami settlers) and gender. The source material for this study comprised digitized parish records from the Demographic Data Base, Umeå University, combin…
Income inequality and old-age mortality in Sweden
Marriages among people with disabilities in 19th-century Sweden
While marrying was an expected event in 19th-century Western society and has been subject to much historical research, there are few studies on how disabilities influenced people’s marriage patterns and spouse selection. The aim of this analysis is to contribute clarification on this issue by examining with whom disabled men and women married and the marital age and socio-demographic characteristics of them and their spouses. In total, 188 disabl…
The association between cold extremes and neonatal mortality in Swedish Sápmi from 1800 to 1895
This study revealed the role of environmental factors (temperature extremes) on infant health during the demographic transition where cold extremes mainly affected the Sami population. Ethnicity and living conditions contributed to differential weather vulnerability
The impact of disability on partnership formation in Sweden during 1990-2009
Evidence suggests that disability negatively affects people’s propensity to find a partner. Persons with disabilities that eventually find a partner do so later in life compared to the average population. There is a lack of studies on the differences in partnership opportunities for persons with disabilities compared to those without disabilities in Sweden. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of disability on partnership formation and t…
Sequence Analysis of How Disability Influenced Life Trajectories in a Past Population from the Nineteenth-Century Sundsvall Region, Sweden
Historically, little is known about whether and to what extent disabled people found work and formed families. To fill this gap, this study analyses the life course trajectories of both disabled and non-disabled individuals, between the ages of 15 and 33, from the Sundsvall region in Sweden during the nineteenth century. Having access to micro-data that report disabilities in a population of 8,874 individuals from the parish registers digitised b…
Gendered death risks among disabled individuals in Sweden
This study follows around 500 disabled individuals over their lifespan to examine their risks of dying in 19th-century society, in comparison to a reference group of non-disabled people. The aim is to detect whether people, due to their disability, had a higher probability of meeting an untimely death. We use Sweden’s 19th-century parish registers to identify people the ministers defined as disabled, and to construct a reference group of individu…
Do unequal societies cause death among the elderly? A study of the health effects of inequality in Swedish municipalities in 2006
BACKGROUND: A lively public and academic debate has highlighted the potential health risks of living in regions characterized by inequality. Research provides an ambiguous picture, however, with positive association between income equality and health mainly being found on higher levels of geographical division, such as nations, but rarely at local level. METHODS: We examined the association between income inequality (using the Gini coefficient) a…
The Effect of Rh-Negative Disease on Perinatal Mortality
The Rh-negative gene is a well-known cause of perinatal mortality. In this article, we analyze the possible role of Rh disease in perinatal mortality and stillbirths in a particular historical setting: the Skellefteå region in northern Sweden between 1860 and 1900. The data used for the study cover 23,067 children born to 4,943 women. The exact impact is not possible to establish using historical data, but the typical pattern of the disease allow…
Localised attitudes matter
The central issues explored in this article are the importance of geographical location in explaining the attitudes of individuals, and the interplay between these attitudes and overt behaviour. The context is as follows: In the late 1990's, sick‐listings in Sweden underwent a substantial increase, causing the public expenses for the general sickness insurance to soar. Moreover, the extent of the usage of the insurance was found to vary significa…
The effect of travel cost on frequencies of shopping and recreational trips in Sweden
Socioeconomic disparities in climate vulnerability
The aim of this study was to analyse the association between season of birth, temperature and neonatal mortality according to socioeconomic status in northern Sweden from 1880 to 1950. The source material for this study comprised digitised parish records combined with local weather data. The association between temperature, seasonality, socioeconomic status and neonatal mortality was modelled using survival analysis. We can summarise our findings…
The impact of disability on partnership formation in Sweden during 1990-2009
Evidence suggests that disability negatively affects people’s propensity to find a partner. Persons with disabilities that eventually find a partner do so later in life compared to the average population. There is a lack of studies on the differences in partnership opportunities for persons with disabilities compared to those without disabilities in Sweden. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of disability on partnership formation and t…
The effect of travel cost on frequencies of shopping and recreational trips in Sweden
Gendered death risks among disabled individuals in Sweden
This study follows around 500 disabled individuals over their lifespan to examine their risks of dying in 19th-century society, in comparison to a reference group of non-disabled people. The aim is to detect whether people, due to their disability, had a higher probability of meeting an untimely death. We use Sweden’s 19th-century parish registers to identify people the ministers defined as disabled, and to construct a reference group of individu…
Localised attitudes matter
The central issues explored in this article are the importance of geographical location in explaining the attitudes of individuals, and the interplay between these attitudes and overt behaviour. The context is as follows: In the late 1990's, sick‐listings in Sweden underwent a substantial increase, causing the public expenses for the general sickness insurance to soar. Moreover, the extent of the usage of the insurance was found to vary significa…
Localised attitudes matter
The central issues explored in this article are the importance of geographical location in explaining the attitudes of individuals, and the interplay between these attitudes and overt behaviour. The context is as follows: In the late 1990's, sick‐listings in Sweden underwent a substantial increase, causing the public expenses for the general sickness insurance to soar. Moreover, the extent of the usage of the insurance was found to vary significa…
The effect of travel cost on frequencies of shopping and recreational trips in Sweden
The Effect of Rh-Negative Disease on Perinatal Mortality
The Rh-negative gene is a well-known cause of perinatal mortality. In this article, we analyze the possible role of Rh disease in perinatal mortality and stillbirths in a particular historical setting: the Skellefteå region in northern Sweden between 1860 and 1900. The data used for the study cover 23,067 children born to 4,943 women. The exact impact is not possible to establish using historical data, but the typical pattern of the disease allow…
Do unequal societies cause death among the elderly? A study of the health effects of inequality in Swedish municipalities in 2006
BACKGROUND: A lively public and academic debate has highlighted the potential health risks of living in regions characterized by inequality. Research provides an ambiguous picture, however, with positive association between income equality and health mainly being found on higher levels of geographical division, such as nations, but rarely at local level. METHODS: We examined the association between income inequality (using the Gini coefficient) a…
Gendered death risks among disabled individuals in Sweden
This study follows around 500 disabled individuals over their lifespan to examine their risks of dying in 19th-century society, in comparison to a reference group of non-disabled people. The aim is to detect whether people, due to their disability, had a higher probability of meeting an untimely death. We use Sweden’s 19th-century parish registers to identify people the ministers defined as disabled, and to construct a reference group of individu…
Sequence Analysis of How Disability Influenced Life Trajectories in a Past Population from the Nineteenth-Century Sundsvall Region, Sweden
Historically, little is known about whether and to what extent disabled people found work and formed families. To fill this gap, this study analyses the life course trajectories of both disabled and non-disabled individuals, between the ages of 15 and 33, from the Sundsvall region in Sweden during the nineteenth century. Having access to micro-data that report disabilities in a population of 8,874 individuals from the parish registers digitised b…
The association between cold extremes and neonatal mortality in Swedish Sápmi from 1800 to 1895
This study revealed the role of environmental factors (temperature extremes) on infant health during the demographic transition where cold extremes mainly affected the Sami population. Ethnicity and living conditions contributed to differential weather vulnerability
The impact of disability on partnership formation in Sweden during 1990-2009
Evidence suggests that disability negatively affects people’s propensity to find a partner. Persons with disabilities that eventually find a partner do so later in life compared to the average population. There is a lack of studies on the differences in partnership opportunities for persons with disabilities compared to those without disabilities in Sweden. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of disability on partnership formation and t…
Neonatal Mortality and Temperature in Two Northern Swedish Rural Parishes, 1860–1899—The Significance of Ethnicity and Gender
The aim of this study was to analyze the association between season of birth and daily temperature for neonatal mortality in two Swedish rural parishes between 1860 and 1899. Further, we aimed to study whether the association varied according to ethnicity (indigenous Sami reindeer herders and non-Sami settlers) and gender. The source material for this study comprised digitized parish records from the Demographic Data Base, Umeå University, combin…
Income inequality and old-age mortality in Sweden
Marriages among people with disabilities in 19th-century Sweden
While marrying was an expected event in 19th-century Western society and has been subject to much historical research, there are few studies on how disabilities influenced people’s marriage patterns and spouse selection. The aim of this analysis is to contribute clarification on this issue by examining with whom disabled men and women married and the marital age and socio-demographic characteristics of them and their spouses. In total, 188 disabl…
Disability, Mortality and Causes of Death in a 19th-Century Swedish Population
Our study aims to find how disability affected human health in historical time through an examination of individuals' mortality risks and death causes. Swedish parish registers digitized by the Demographic Data Base (DDB) enable us to account for a relatively high number of persons reported to have disabilities, and to compare them with a group of non-disabled cases. The findings concern a 19th-century population of 35,610 individuals in the Sund…
The relationship between disability and parental status
We found evidence that disability during early adulthood was associated with reduced chances of having children. Findings support policies and programmes aimed at promoting optimal health during early adulthood, as this would promote continued labour force participation, reduce early use of disability benefits, and possibly improve chances of becoming a parent
Socioeconomic disparities in climate vulnerability
The aim of this study was to analyse the association between season of birth, temperature and neonatal mortality according to socioeconomic status in northern Sweden from 1880 to 1950. The source material for this study comprised digitised parish records combined with local weather data. The association between temperature, seasonality, socioeconomic status and neonatal mortality was modelled using survival analysis. We can summarise our findings…
Long-term health outcomes from inbreeding in a historical Swedish population
Inbreeding seems to have had a detrimental effect on some health outcomes in this historical population under study
Decomposition of Disability Prevalences. Age and Rate Effects in Northern Sweden, 1900–1950
This study examines changes in disability prevalence during Sweden's demographic transition, focusing on the relative contributions of population aging and changing disability rates. Using unique longitudinal data from parish registers covering 194,500 individuals in Västerbotten county 1900–1950, we analyze trends in four disability categories: sensory, physical, mental and intellectual disabilities. Through demographic decomposition methods, we…
Service providers’ self-perceived competence in supporting women with disabilities subjected to intimate partner violence
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global issue, with women, especially those with disabilities, facing a higher lifetime risk than those without disabilities. Given the elevated risk factors and challenges related to having a disability, it is crucial to provide effective IPV support. The competence and expertise of service providers regarding IPV significantly influence their ability to provide adequate IPV support. Understanding …
Cause-of-Death Statistics in Sweden During the Finnish War 1808–1809. The Wegelius Journal From Röbäck Hospital
This article examines cause-of-death statistics in Sweden during the Finnish War of 1808–1809 through an in-depth analysis of the so-called Wegelius Journal from the military hospital in Röbäck, near Umeå. Kept by the physician Jakob Esaias Wegelius, the journal constitutes a rare and detailed individual-level source documenting admissions, diagnoses, medical outcomes, and deaths among soldiers treated during the final phase of the war. The study…
Demography (15 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Population (11 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (10 works) · Demography (9 works) · Geography (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Gerontology (6 works)