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Age patterns of the life table aging rate for major causes of death in Japan, 1951-1990
Author(s)Shiro Horiuchi, John R Wilmoth
Journal titleThe Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological sciences and medical sciences, vol 52A, no 1, January 1997
Pagespp B67-B77
KeywordsDeath ; Diseases ; Biological ageing ; Over 70s ; Japan.
AnnotationIt has been widely supposed that human mortality from all causes increases with age nearly exponentially (at a constant rate) through adult ages except for very old ages, and that this exponential increase also holds fairly well for most major causes of deaths. However, in this analysis of death registration data for Japan, 1951-1990, it was revealed that the rate of age-related relative increase in mortality changes with age significantly and systematically for many major causes of death. Above the age of 75, the mortality increase decelerates for most major causes of death; under the age of 75, it remains relatively stable for ischaemic heart disease, decelerates for most cancers, and accelerates for diseases such as pneumonia, influenza, gastroenteritis, and heart failure. The study concluded that the results are consistent with the notion of a multiplicity of ageing processes and ageing-disease relationships.
Accession NumberCPA-971125204 A
ClassmarkCW: CJ: BH: BBK: 7DT

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