Infant and child mortality in the Netherlands 1935–47 and changes related to the Dutch famine of 1944–45: A population-based analysis

Ingrid J. J. de Zwarte, Peter Ekamper and L. H. Lumey

Population Studies, 2024, vol. 78, issue 3, 483-501

Abstract: Precise estimates of the impact of famine on infant and child mortality are rare due to lack of representative data. Using vital statistics reports on the Netherlands for 1935–47, we examine the impact of the Dutch famine (November 1944 to May 1945) on age-specific mortality risk and cause of death in four age groups (stillbirths,

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/00324728.2023.2243913

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