Cohort mortality in Sweden (pdf)

Cohort mortality in SwedenContentsContentsForeword .......................................................................................... 31. Introduction .............................................................................. 11Differences between cohorts and period ........................................ 122. Growth of population statistics ............................................... 15Church registration ......................................................................... 15Population statistics begin in 1749 ................................................. 15Statistics Sweden established in 1858............................................ 16Population register is modernised .................................................. 17Shortfalls in the age information for deceased persons .................. 17Correction and supplementation of population data ........................ 193. Period data ................................................................................ 21Sharp variations of mortality rates in 18th century .......................... 214. Mortality trends 1860 to 1970 .................................................. 235. Mortality trends in more detail from 1861 ............................... 276. Cohort mortality ....................................................................... 337. Excess mortality for men ......................................................... 418. Proportion of survivors ............................................................ 439. Life expectancy ........................................................................ 4710. Deaths by age ......................................................................... 4911. Tables ...................................................................................... 51Facts about the statistics .......................................................... 181Scope of the statistics .................................................................. 181Definitions and explanations ............................................................. 181How the statistics are produced.................................................... 181Reliability of the statistics ............................................................. 184References .................................................................................. 185Statistics Sweden 5