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Cohort mortality in Sweden (pdf)

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<strong>Cohort</strong> <strong>mortality</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Sweden</strong>IntroductionFigure 1.2Mortality by age for calendar years 1917 and 1918 andas well asdeath<strong>mortality</strong> rates by age for cohort those born <strong>in</strong> 1890. Women (perthousand)Mortality rate10,118900,01191719180,0010 20 40 60 80AgeThe Solid curve shows <strong>mortality</strong> by age for women born <strong>in</strong> 1890. The higher <strong>mortality</strong> at age28 is due to the Spanish flu. The dotted curves show <strong>mortality</strong> by age for calendar years 1917and 1918. Mortality for the year 1918 shows higher <strong>mortality</strong> for the age <strong>in</strong>terval 515 to 60compared to previous calendar year. The reason for the higher figures is because of theSpanish flu. Mortality at age 28 for the cohort born <strong>in</strong> 1890 co<strong>in</strong>cides with the rate for thecorrespond<strong>in</strong>g age <strong>in</strong> the calendar year 1918.Statistics <strong>Sweden</strong> 13

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