[Mortality by age and cause of death in Switzerland: an analysis of cantonal disparities during the period 1978/83-1988/93]. / Mortalite par age et cause de deces en Suisse: une analyse des disparites cantonales durant la periode 1978/83 a 1988/93.

ABSTRACT

PIP "During the 1980s, expectation of life at birth increased in all the Swiss cantons, but at very different tempi. The characteristics of the level and trends of mortality in the cantons are described here by the decomposition methods developed by Pollard and Arriaga. The pace of the development of mortality in the cantons is compared, and the particular characteristics observed are accounted for by life table analysis according to age and cause of death. The results show in particular the dominant role [of] economically active ages and beyond in recent mortality trends, and the importance of AIDS and of violent deaths in accounting for differences between cantons." (EXCERPT)^ieng