Open AccessLack of improvement of life expectancy at advanced ages in The Netherlands
Author(s) -
W.J. Nusselder,
JP Mackenbach
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/29.1.140
Subject(s) - life expectancy , demography , mortality rate , medicine , gerontology , population , environmental health , sociology
Several countries have reported an increase in life expectancy at advanced ages. This paper analyses recent changes in life expectancy at age 60 and 85 in The Netherlands, a low mortality country with reliable mortality data.
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