Population and Development Review · 1982 · 22 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesDemographyHealth PolicyDemographic TransitionEpidemiologyPopulation HealthEpidemiologic TransitionHealth TransitionMortality AnalysisMortality DeclineMortality PatternsPopulation GrowthGrowth RatesLow IncomePopulation Mortality PatternsRegional Mortality DifferentialsSocioeconomic Gradients In MortalitySocioeconomic Mortality DifferentialsSocioeconomic Mortality GradientsTransition To Low Mortality
Available data often of a fragmentary nature suggest that the pace of mortality decline in low income countries of south and east Asia has been slowing down in recent years and in some cases a reversal of the downward trend may even have set in. The near stagnation of mortality levels is occurring at higher levels of mortality than previously anticipated; it appears to reflect widening within-country mortality differentials; and it is paralleling slowdowns in economic growth rates. 3 broad areas in which explanations for this trend may be sought are the effect of changes in population structure the impact of health care strategies and health policies and the supply and distribution of food. Evidence for the impact on mortality of trends in these areas is reviewed and implications for the future are suggested. (authors) (summaries in ENG FRE SPA)