Life Expectancy in Germany, Norway and Sweden in the 19th and 20th Century
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA8086 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.8086
Abstract: Keywords; Search terms:
historical time series; historical statistics; histat / HISTAT; life expectancy; mortality rates .
Abstract:
In this study human life expectancy, which since the start of the 18th century has continually increased,
is investigated in comparative perspective in Germany, Sweden and Norway.
Topics: Regional as well as national data sets on population structure and the development of mortality.
The following table overview represents a cutout from the study´s archived total stocks.
The complete data stock contains not only time-series data. These complete data are a ... more Methodology
Date(s) of Data Collection: 1700 - 1985
Geographic coverage: Historical German lands (-1871) (DQDE) | Germany (DE) | German Democratic Republic (1949-1990) (DDDE) | Sweden (SE), regions Sundsvall and Skelleftea | Norway (NO) | German Reich (1871-1945) (DXDE) | , Germany according to respective then current territory status (regional data from Aurich, Lower Saxony, Kassel,
Hesse, Minden, North Rhine-Westphali ... more Number of Units: 20 Zeitpunkte
Mode of Data Collection: Official Statistics, Census-Data, Church-Registers, Data of Civil Registry Offices. Data Collector: A.E. Imhof
Analysis System(s): Excel
Number of Variables: 1303 Zeitreihen
Bibliographic information
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Imhof, Arthur E. -
Publication year: 1998
DOI: 10.4232/1.8086
Study number: ZA8086
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Versions
Current Version: 1.0.0, 2010-04-13, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.8086
Version history: ... more Reference publications
Publications: Imhof, Arthur E. (Hrsg.):
Leben wir zu lange? Die Zunahme unserer Lebensspanne seit 300 Jahren - und die Folgen. Beiträge eines Symposiums vom 27.-29. November 1991 an der Freien Universität Berlin.
Köln, Weimar, Wien: Böhlau 1992.
| Imhof, Arthur E., Weinknecht, R. (Hrsg.):
Erfüllt leben - in Gelassenheit sterben. Geschichte und Gegenwart. Be ... more Study group: GESIS Community Data |
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