Correction to: Chapter 7 in: Y. Doignon et al., Population Dynamics in the Mediterranean, SpringerBriefs in Population Studies, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37759-4_7

In the original version of the book, Figures 7.5 and 7.6 have been replaced. The book has been updated with the changes.

Fig. 7.5
A scatterplot of adult mortality in 2015 to 2019 versus 1950 to 1954 for 4 sets of countries. Most countries in Northern Africa have the highest rate, followed by Syria, Palestine and Jordan in Near East, most in Balkans, Turkey, Lebanon, and Cyprus, and Israel and Southern European, in order.

(Source World Population Prospects 2022. Graphic developed by the authors. Reading tip The dotted lines represent the change between 1950–1954 and 2015–2019. For example, points on the “/4” line have an adult mortality that has been divided by 4 between the two periods. The colour of a dot represents the regional area to which a country belongs)

Adult mortality in the Mediterranean (1950–2019)

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Fig. 7.6
A scatterplot of life expectancy at age 65 in 2015 to 2019 versus 1950 to 1954 for 4 sets of countries. Most Southern European countries have above 50% increase and Malta, above 75%. Most Near-East, Balkan, Northern African ones have below 50% increase.

(Source World Population Prospects 2022. Graphic developed by the authors. Reading tip: the dotted lines represent the change between 1950–1954 and 2015–2019. For example, points on the “ +75%” line have a life expectancy at age 65 that was increased by 75% between the two periods. The colour of a dot represents the regional area to which a country belongs)

Life expectancy at age 65 in the Mediterranean (1950–2019)

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