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Cohort mortality from 1880-1980 in Switzerland Objectives: Seek to explain the declining mortality rates observed in Switzerland using a different approach from conventional period analyses. Methods: Analysis of the mortality rates for cohorts born between 1880 and 1980 in Switzerland. Results: While the mortality transition was a constant feature of the 20th century, mortality receded most sharply among the 1900 to 1940 birth cohorts. Life expectancy gains were much lower for the pre-1900 cohorts, while early trends for the post-1940 cohorts point to a slowdown in the rate of mortality decline. These findings may be connected with the social and health conditions in which the different cohorts lived. Conclusion: In contrast to the cross-sectional analysis, the longitudinal approach shows that the decline in mortality suddenly stops with the 1940 cohort.
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Wanner, P. Mortalité des générations 1880–1980 en Suisse une relecture de l'évolution de la mortalité à partir de données longitudinales. Soz.-Präventivmed. 47, 399–407 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s000380200007
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s000380200007