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Outsurvival as a measure of the inequality of lifespans between two populations

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ID2637580
AuthorsJames W Vaupel (0000-0003-0783-3905, University of Southern Denmark, corresponding author), Marie-Pier Bergeron-Boucher (0000-0001-7383-3175, University of Southern Denmark), Ilya Kashnitsky (0000-0003-1835-8687, University of Southern Denmark)
Year2021
Volume44
Pages853-864
Publication date2021-04-15
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDemographic Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1435-9871 • E-ISSN: 2363-7064
PublisherMax Planck Institute for Demographic Research (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.4054/demres.2021.44.35
OpenAlexW3156889942
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited17

Inequality in lifespans between two populations, e.g., males and females or people with low and high socioeconomic status, is a focus of demographic, economic, and sociological research and of public policy analysis. Such inequality is usually measured by

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