Mortality and cause of death in Down's syndrome.

Mortality and cause of death in Down's syndrome.

Mortality in sufferers from Down's syndrome over the age of 1 year in the 1970s was analysed using the Wessex Mental Handicap Register linked to the NHS Central Register. Of the 1045 subjects, 37 died during the period of the study; the standardised mortality ratio based on England and Wales mortality was 5.39. Mortality ratios were high between the ages of 1 and 14 compared with older ages. Br...

securitization of mortality risks in life annuities

insurers have in the past few decades faced longevity risks - the risk that annuitants survive more than expected - and therefore need a new approach to manage this new risk. in this dissertation we survey methods that hedge longevity risks. these methods use securitization to manage risk, so using modern financial and insurance pricing models, especially wang transform and actuarial concepts, ...

Mortality and Cause of Death in Abuth, Zaria: 1999 – 2005

BACKGROUND Accurate mortality statistics are needed for policy formulation, implementation and monitoring of health intervention that are aimed at improving the health status of the people. Mortality level is one of the indicators of the quality of life and status of health of a population. However, accurate collection, collation, analysis and interpretation of such data is poorly organised in ...

Mortality certification and cause-of-death reporting in developing countries.

1 Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, PO Box 11-0236, Riad El Solh, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon (email: [email protected]). Ref. No. 04801 Certification of death is the foundation for monitoring mortality patterns and documenting the leading causes of death, with the results being used to info...

Effects of a Misattributed Cause of Death on Cancer Mortality