Mortality peaks in Italy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries: Trends by age and sex

Antonella Pinnelli and Paola Mancini
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Antonella Pinnelli: Dipartimento di Scienze Demografiche via Nomentana
Paola Mancini: Dipartimento di Scienze Demografiche via Nomentana

European Journal of Population, 1999, vol. 14, issue 4, No 2, 333-365

Abstract: Abstract Infant and youth mortality fell steeply between the unification of Italy and the 1930’s, particularly due to the decline in infectious and parasitic diseases. A number of mortality crises, however, at times halted this decline: the 1908 Calabria-Sicity earthquake, the 1915 Marsica earthquake, World War I and 1918 Spanish influenza outbreak. This paper focuses as the repercussions of these events on the general survival status of young people from birth to puberty, as well as the main pathologies responsible for the rise in mortality. An analysis of differences in mortality according to sex during the various crises was also performed to ascertain whether the more difficult survival conditions during these periods affected males and females equally.

Keywords: Influenza; Infant Mortality; Gastroenteritis; Smallpox; Mortality Difference (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.1007/BF02863320

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