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July 28, 2020

The Oldest-old: Substantially fewer Centenarians in Brazil

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More than 24,000 individuals reported themselves to be at least 100 years old in Brazil in 2000, according to census data. Researchers have long been skeptical about these official figures. Now Marília Nepomuceno presents more realistic numbers. She concludes an extensive over enumeration of centenarians over the whole of the 20thcentury. more

July 22, 2020

Mortality in High Income Countries: Causes of Death Show More Variation

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Over the past 20 years or so, the variation in broad causes of death has increased in 15 high income countries. More people died of diseases of the nervous system, such as Alzheimer's disease, or diseases of the genitourinary system, such as kidney disease, than did so in the past. However, cardiovascular diseases and cancer remain the two most frequent causes of death. more

July 22, 2020

Cities in the Global South Grow due to Immigration from Abroad

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Migration is a significant factor in the population growth of cities in the Global South. Many cities grow more through immigration from abroad than through births, deaths, or internal migration. more

July 20, 2020

German Counties: People in the South Live Longer than those in the North

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People do not reach the same age everywhere in Germany. Roland Rau calculated the average life expectancy for men and women in all 402 German  counties. He discovered that the numbers varied by more than five years and attributed that difference to poverty. more

June 23, 2020

Young, but Chronically Diseased: One Reason why the COVID-19 Pandemic Looks Different in the Global South

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Although populations in countries in the Global South are on average younger than in Europe, they might be more vulnerable to severe forms of COVID-19. One reason for this is the higher proportion of people at working age with pre-existing chronic conditions.  more

June 10, 2020

For Better or Worse: Parents Experience More Emotions in Everyday Life, Compared to Non-parents

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Parents experience more meaning in life and more happiness than adults without minor children. But only as long as they spend time with their children. MPIDR researcher Daniela Negraia found that when at the workplace there are no differences in emotional states. more

June 04, 2020

New Covid-19 Data Online: Weekly Death Counts for 15 Countries

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Weekly death counts can be used to calculate how many more people are currently dying during the Covid-19 pandemic than would be expected according to trends in recent years. more

June 04, 2020

How Many People Actually Have Covid-19?

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The demographic scaling model developed by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research makes it possible to estimate the actual number of Covid-19-infections in different countries with just a minimum of data. more

June 04, 2020

Health Behavior during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Online Survey Provides Rapid Insights

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Compared to other European countries and the USA, Germans adopted social distancing even before it was encouraged by the authorities. In all eight countries surveyed, women adopted preventive behaviors more than men. more

May 15, 2020

Finnish Women Have Fewer Children and Have Them Later in Life

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In most Nordic countries the number of children per woman has been falling for several years. This trend is particularly strong in Finland. Julia Hellstrand and Mikko Myrskylä investigated what is causing this change there. more

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