The Longevity of Jews in Canada, 1940-1942
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4267397 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mortimer Spiegelman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1948 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 292-304 |
| Publication date | 1948-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Population Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-4728 • E-ISSN: 1477-4747 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00324728.1948.10416349 |
| OpenAlex | W2030468897 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 1 |
A life table for the Jewish population of Canada, based upon their mortality experience during 1940–2, yielded an average length of life (expectation of life at birth) of 67–53 years for males and 69·89 years for females. These figures are greater than those for the general population of Canada by 4·58 years for males and 3·60 years for females. These margins decrease with advance in age; the expectations of life for Jews and for the total Canadian population are equal at age 25 in the case of females, and at age 35 in the case of males. Jewish infants in Canada start life with a mortality rate, in the first year, only two-fifths of that for the general population. This advantage for Jews is observed through childhood, adolescence, and early maturity. However, the margin between the Jewish and total populations decreased with advance in age until, shortly after age 50, the Jews begin to show the higher mortality rates. The Jewish populations of the United States and of Canada have great similarities in their social and economic structures. They also share, very largely, in their European origins, and they have come to North America during the same period. It is, therefore, a fair assumption that the longevity and mortality characteristics of the relatively small Jewish population of Canada may be indicative of what might be found for the millions of Jews in the United States, for whom such information is not available
Birth rate · Fertility · Geography · Judaism · Life table · Longevity · Mortality rate · Population · Sociology · Canadian Identity and History · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Jewish Identity and Society · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Gerontology
Jewish Mortality Reconsidered
Fifty years of Canadian jewish mortality
Mortality of British Jews at the Turn of the 20th Century in a Comparative Perspective
The racial crossover in comorbidity, disability, and mortality
Causes of death which contribute to the mortality crossover effect
The Navajo–U.S. Population Mortality Crossover since the Mid-20th Century
Changes in Jewish mortality and survival, 1963-1987
Another look at mortality crossovers
The reproductivity of Jews in Canada, 1940-1942
Causes of death and mortality crossovers by race
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 1950 - 2015 (66) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |