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November 29, 2018 | Press Release

Dying in hospital: Declining trend, but not for everyone

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In many countries, the proportion of people dying in hospital has been decreasing for years. Until now, this was thought to apply to all age groups. A new study now draws attention to disturbing exceptions. more

November 19, 2018 | News | News

“Boomeranging” back to a parents’ home negatively affects young adults’ mental health

The number of young adults living in their own household has dropped dramatically in the United States, and a growing proportion of young people will move back in with their parents. These “boomerang” moves are associated with an increase in depressive symptoms, a recent MPIDR study suggests. more

November 12, 2018 | News | Suessmilch Lecture

Understanding The Social Polarisation of Family Experience in the UK

On November 20, Ann Berrington from the University of Southampton, UK, will give a talk about Social Polarisation of Family Experience in the UK. more

November 05, 2018 | News

Recent Trends and Future Uncertainties in Longevity. 5th Human Mortality Database Symposium

The Human Mortality Database Project team invites contributions to the 5th HMD Symposium. more

October 26, 2018 | News

Congratulations!

Marcus Ebeling

On October 26, 2018 Marcus Ebeling successfully defended his doctoral thesis with summa cum laude at the University of Rostock. more

October 23, 2018 | News

The economic crisis led to a sharp decline in working life expectancy in Spain

In times of demographic change, raising the retirement age is often discussed. But the length of our working lives depends to a large extent on how continuously we work. In Spain, for example, working life expectancy fell sharply during the economic crisis, a study by the MPIDR has shown. more

October 09, 2018 | Defo News

Children, Job and Pension: How and With Whom We Spend Our Time

Read about what factors determine whether separated fathers maintain regular contact with their children and how an economic crisis affects working life expectancy in the new of issue of “Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand.” more

October 05, 2018 | News | Big Data

Workshop: Symposium on Digital Demography

Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

The MPIDR is organizing and hosting the first Symposium on Digital Demography (Rostock, October 17-18, 2018). more

October 01, 2018 | News | Suessmilch Lecture

Age-Period-Cohort Analysis: What Is It Good For?

Marcus T. Wright

On October 9th, Herbert L. Smith from the University of Pennsylvania, USA, will give a talk at the MPIDR about Age Period Cohort Analysis. more

September 04, 2018 | News | New Publication

Aging by accident

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Young adults experience increased mortality, known as the accident hump. But not all of these deaths are accidents. And some of them are due to senescence. A new method allows for decomposing and visualizing what’s really in the hump. more

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