How Many Americans Are Alive Because of Twentieth-Century Improvements in Mortality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4121580 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kevin M White, H Preston (0000-0001-7038-9689), Samuel H Preston |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 415 |
| Publication date | 1996-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Population and Development Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0098-7921 • E-ISSN: 1728-4457 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2137714 |
| OpenAlex | W2078830841 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 5 |
The article estimates the number of living Americans who owe their existence to mortality declines that have occurred in the twentieth century. The estimate is made by projecting the U.S. population from 1900 to 2000 using the mortality rates of 1900 rather than the rates actually observed. A distinction is made between people who would have been born and died and those who would never have been born because of a prereproductive death of an ancestor. Results indicate that the U.S. population would be only one-half its current size if the mortality conditions of 1900 had been maintained: one-quarter of the population would have been born and died and one-quarter would never have been born. The proportion alive because of mortality improvements shows little variation by sex and age although it is greatest among the very young and the very old. Mortality reductions below age 15 contributed about two-thirds of the increase in the number of persons alive today. (SUMMARY IN FRE AND SPA) (EXCERPT)
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2025 (27) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |