Mortality and Epidemiological Transition of the Lithuanian Population in 1849-1921

Bibliographic Data

ID2487765
AuthorsDovilė Bugienė (Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Sociology, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume1
Issue48
Pages71-96
Publication date2022-06-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociologija Mintis ir veiksmas (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1392-3358 • E-ISSN: 2335-8890
PublisherVilnius University Press (PUBLISHER • LT)
DOI10.15388/socmintvei.2021.1.32
OpenAlexW4282980343
LanguageEN
References cited16

With the modernization of societies, mortality is one of the key factors in the process of population change. Mortality since the middle of the 20th century in Lithuania has been widely studied in various aspects. However, the previous historical period in this field is still little studied and data on the changes in the development of Lithuanian mortality are almost unavailable. This article presents a study on the basis of the information from Roman Catholic churches death records books to reconstruct the structure of causes of death in the Lithuanian population in 1849-1921, its differences between urban and rural areas, and the links with A. R. Omran's theory of epidemiological transition. The data of death records suggests the epidemiological transition in Lithuania began at the end of the 19th century - the beginning of the 20th century and displays the influence of the type of place of residence on the pace of mortality change

Developed country · Epidemiological transition · Geography · Historical demography · Lithuanian · Modernization theory · Pace · Political science · Population · Residence · Rural area · Sociology · Demography · Health and Conflict Studies · Health disparities and outcomes · History · Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management · Law · Medicine · Epidemiology

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