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Demographic Data

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Vanguard Project: Mortality and Life Expectancy in Population Groups

Conducted by Dmitri A. Jdanov; Domantas Jasilionis, Vladimir M. Shkolnikov, László Németh; in Collaboration with Denny Vågerö (Stockholm University, Sweden), Giedré Smailyté (National Cancer Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania), Jacques Vallin, France Meslé (both: French National Institute for Demographic Studies, Paris, France), Henrik Brønnum-Hansen (University of Copenhagen, Denmark), Pekka Martikainen (University of Helsinki, Finland), Daumantas Stumbrys (Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania)

The project studies mortality differentials, with a special focus on the lowest-mortality population groups as predictors of the future mortality of entire national populations. Detailed Description

Research Keywords:

Aging, Mortality and Longevity, Economics, Employment, Retirement, Education and Science, Health Care, Public Health, Medicine, and Epidemiology, Historical Demography

Region keywords:

Denmark, Finland, Germany, Germany (Alte Bundesländer), Germany (Neue Bundesländer), Lithuania, Norway, Russian Federation, Sweden

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Publications

Brønnum-Hansen, H.; Németh, L.; Jasilionis, D.; Foverskov, E.:

National and education-specific trends in life and health expectancies in Denmark 2004-2015

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 1–9. (2023)

Enroth , L.; Jasilionis, D.; Németh, L.; Strand, B. H.; Tanjung, I.; Sundberg, L.; Fors, S.; Jylhä, M.; Brønnum-Hansen, H.:

Changes in socioeconomic differentials in old age life expectancy in four Nordic countries: the impact of educational expansion and education-specific mortality

European Journal of Ageing 19:2, 161–173. (2022)

Meinow, B.; Li, P.; Jasilionis, D.; Oksuzyan, A.; Sundberg, L.; Kelfve, S.; Wastesson, J. W.:

Trends over two decades in life expectancy with complex health problems among older Swedes: implications for the provision of integrated health care and social care

BMC Public Health 22:759, 1–11. (2022)

Shkolnikov, V. M.; Andreev, E. M.; Jasilionis, D.:

Changes in mortality disparities by education in Russia from 1998 to 2017: evidence from indirect estimation

European Journal of Public Health 32:1, 21–23. (2022)

Stickley, A.; Neligan, A.; Baburin, A.; Jasilionis, D.; Krumins, J.; Martikainen, P.; Kondo, N.; Sumiyoshi, T.; Shin, J. I.; Oh, H.; Waldman, K.; Leinsalu, M.:

Educational inequalities in epilepsy mortality in the Baltic countries and Finland in 2000-2015

Scientific Reports 12:4597, 1–8. (2022)

Junna, L. M.; Tarkiainen, L.; Östergren, O.; Jasilionis, D.; Martikainen, P.:

Exploring the longevity advantage of doctorates in Finland and Sweden: the role of smoking- and alcohol-related causes of death

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 49:4, 419–422. (2021)

Leon, D. A.; Shkolnikov, V. M.:

Widening life expectancy inequalities across small areas of England

The Lancet Public Health 6:11, E783–E784. (2021)

Manthey, J.; Jasilionis, D.; Jiang, H.; Meščeriakova-Veliulienė, O.; Petkevičienė, J.; Radišauskas, R.; Rehm, J.; Štelemėkas, M.:

Interrupted time series analyses to assess the impact of alcohol control policy on socioeconomic inequalities in mortality in Lithuania: a study protocol

BMJ Open 11:12, e053497–e053497. (2021)

Németh, L.; Jasilionis, D.; Brønnum-Hansen, H.; Jdanov, D. A.:

Method for reconstructing mortality by educational groups

Population Health Metrics 19:34, 1–8. (2021)

Stickley, A.; Baburin, A.; Jasilionis, D.; Krumins, J.; Martikainen, P.; Kondo, N.; Leinsalu, M.:

Macroeconomic changes and educational inequalities in traffic fatalities in the Baltic countries and Finland in 2000–2015: a register-based study

Scientific Reports 11:2397, 1–9. (2021)

Stickley, A.; Baburin, A.; Jasilionis, D.; Krumins, J.; Martikainen, P.; Kondo, N.; Leinsalu, M.:

Economic cycles and inequalities in alcohol-related mortality in the Baltic countries and Finland in 2000–2015: a register-based study

Addiction 116:12, 3357–3368. (2021)

Leinsalu, M.; Baburin, A.; Jasilionis, D.; Krumins, J.; Martikainen, P.; Stickley, A.:

Economic fluctuations and urban-rural differences in educational inequalities in mortality in the Baltic countries and Finland in 2000-2015: a register-based study

International Journal for Equity in Health 19:223, 1–6. (2020)

Jasilionis, D.:

Social security systems and life expectancy

In: Encyclopedia of biomedical gerontology, 256–261. San Diego: Academic Press. (2019)

Jasilionis, D.; Stankūnienė, V.; Baublytė, M.:

Changes in socioeconomic mortality inequalities at adult and old ages in Lithuania, 2001–05 to 2011–15

European Journal of Public Health 29:5, 971–973. (2019)

Martikainen, P.; Jasilionis, D.; Junna, L. M.; Tarkiainen, L.:

Life expectancy among Finnish men and women with doctorate degrees over the period 1971-2015

Epidemiology 30:6, e32–e33. (2019)

Jasilionis, D.:

Reversals in life expectancy in high income countries? Warning signs must not be ignored [Editorial]

British Medical Journal 362:8164, k3399–k3399. (2018)

Solé-Auró, A.; Jasilionis, D.; Li, P.; Oksuzyan, A.:

Do women in Europe live longer and happier lives than men?

European Journal of Public Health 28:5, 847–852. (2018)

Lerch, M.; Spoerri, A.; Jasilionis, D.; Viciana Fernandèz, F.:

On the plausibility of socioeconomic mortality estimates derived from linked data: a demographic approach

Population Health Metrics 15:26, 1–15. (2017)

Murtin, F.; Mackenbach, J. P.; Jasilionis, D.; d’Ercole, M. M.:

Inequalities in longevity by education in OECD countries: insights from new OECD estimates

OECD statistics working papers 2017:2, Paris. (2017)

Vincerževskienė, I.; Jasilionis, D.; Austys, D.; Stukas, R.; Kačėnienė, A.; Smailytė, G.:

Education predicts cervical cancer survival: a Lithuanian cohort study

European Journal of Public Health 27:3, 421–424. (2017)

Jasilionis, D.:

Lebenserwartung: Trends bei Hochgebildeten weisen den Weg

Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand 13:3, 1–2. (2016)

Jasilionis, D.; Shkolnikov, V. M.:

Longevity and education: a demographic perspective

Gerontology 62:3, 253–262. (2016)

Saikia, N.; Kumar Bora, J.; Jasilionis, D.; Shkolnikov, V. M.:

Disability divides in India: evidence from the 2011 census

PLoS One 11:8, e0159809–e0159809. (2016)

Saikia, N.; Shkolnikov, V. M.; Jasilionis, D.; Chandrashekhar, C.:

Neonatal mortality trend in Indian states, 1981-2011

N-IUSSP. (2016)

Saikia, N.; Shkolnikov, V. M.; Jasilionis, D.; Chandrashekhar, C.:

Trends and sub-national disparities in neonatal mortality in India from 1981 to 2011

Asian Population Studies 12:1, 88–107. (2016)

Smailytė, G.; Jasilionis, D.; Vincerževskienė, I.; Shkolnikov, V. M.:

Education, survival, and avoidable deaths in Lithuanian cancer patients, 2001–2009

Acta Oncologica 55:7, 859–864. (2016)

Jasilionis, D.:

Gibt es einen Wegweiser für ein langes Leben?

Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand 12:3, 1–2. (2015)

Jasilionis, D.; Smailytė, G.; Vincerževskienė, I.; Shkolnikov, V. M.:

Educational differentials in cancer mortality and avoidable deaths in Lithuania, 2001–2009: a census-linked study

International Journal of Public Health 60:8, 919–926. (2015)

Maslauskaite, A.; Jasilioniene, A.; Jasilionis, D.; Stankūnienė, V.; Shkolnikov, V. M.:

Socio-economic determinants of divorce in Lithuania: evidence from register-based census-linked data

Demographic Research 33:30, 871–908. (2015)

Smailytė, G.; Jasilionis, D.; Vincerževskienė, I.; Krilaviciute, A.; Ambrozaitiene, D.; Stankūnienė, V.; Shkolnikov, V. M.:

Educational differences in incidence of cancer in Lithuania, 2001-2009: evidence from census-linked cancer registry data

European Journal of Cancer Prevention 24:3, 261–266. (2015)

van Raalte, A. A.; Myrskylä, M.; Martikainen, P.:

The role of smoking on mortality compression: an analysis of Finnish occupational social classes, 1971-2010

Demographic Research 32:20, 589–620. (2015)

Eikemo, T. A.; Hoffmann, R.; Kulik, M. C.; Kulhánová, I.; Toch-Marquardt, M.; Menvielle, G.; Looman, C.; Jasilionis, D.; Martikainen, P.; Lundberg, O.; Mackenbach, J. P.; EURO-GBD-SE Consortium:

How can inequalities in mortality be reduced? A quantitative analysis of 6 risk factors in 21 European populations

PLoS One 9:11, e110952–e110952. (2014)

Jasilionis, D.; Shkolnikov, V. M.; Andreev, E. M.; Jdanov, D. A.; Vågerö, D.; Meslé, F.; Vallin, J.:

Do vanguard populations pave the way towards higher life expectancy for other population groups?

Population: English Edition 69:4, 531–556. (2014)

Jasilionis, D.; Shkolnikov, V. M.; Andreev, E. M.; Jdanov, D. A.; Vågerö, D.; Meslé, F.; Vallin, J.:

L’avant-garde en matière d’espérance de vie montre-t-elle la voie au reste de la population?

Population: Édition Française 69:4, 589–615. (2014)

Kulik, M. C.; Menvielle, G.; Eikemo, T. A.; Bopp, M.; Jasilionis, D.; Kulhánová, I.; Leinsalu, M.; Martikainen, P.; Östergren, O.; Mackenbach, J. P.:

Educational inequalities in three smoking-related causes of death in 18 European populations

Nicotine & Tobacco Research 16:5, 507–518. (2014)

Toch-Marquardt, M.; Menvielle, G.; Eikemo, T. A.; Kulhánová, I.; Kulik, M. C.; Bopp, M.; Esnaola, S.; Jasilionis, D.; Mäki, N.; Martikainen, P.; Regidor, E.; Lundberg, O.; Mackenbach, J. P.; EURO-GBD-SE Consortium:

Occupational class inequalities in all-cause and cause-specific mortality among middle-aged men in 14 European populations during the early 2000s

PLoS One 9:9, e108072–e108072. (2014)

Jasilionis, D.:

Arme sterben jünger: die Unterschiede zwischen den sozialen Schichten wachsen

Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand 10:3, 1–2. (2013)

Kibele, E. U. B.; Jasilionis, D.; Shkolnikov, V. M.:

Widening socioeconomic differences in mortality among men aged 65 years and older in Germany

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 67:5, 453–457. (2013)

Kulik, M. C.; Hoffmann, R.; Judge, K.; Looman, C.; Menvielle, G.; Kulhánová, I.; Toch, M.; Östergren, O.; Martikainen, P.; Borrell, C.; Rodríguez-Sanz, M.; Bopp, M.; Leinsalu, M.; Jasilionis, D.; Eikemo, T. A.; Mackenbach, J. P.:

Smoking and the potential for reduction of inequalities in mortality in Europe

European Journal of Epidemiology 28:12, 959–971. (2013)

Mäki, N.; Martikainen, P.; Eikemo, T. A.; Menvielle, G.; Lundberg, O.; Östergren, O.; Jasilionis, D.; Mackenbach, J. P.:

Educational differences in disability-free life expectancy: a comparative study of long-standing activity limitation in eight European countries

Social Science and Medicine 94, 1–8. (2013)

Saikia, N.; Singh, A.; Jasilionis, D.; Ram, F.:

Explaining the rural-urban gap in infant mortality in India

Demographic Research 29:18, 473–506. (2013)

Jasilionis, D.; Andreev, E. M.; Kharkova, T. L.; Kingkade, W. W.:

Change in marital status structure as an obstacle for health improvement: evidence from six developed countries

European Journal of Public Health 22:4, 602–604. (2012)

Jasilionis, D.; Stankūnienė, V.; Ambrozaitiene, D.; Jdanov, D. A.; Shkolnikov, V. M.:

Ethnic mortality differentials in Lithuania: contradictory evidence from census-linked and unlinked mortality estimates

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 66:6, e7–e7. (2012)

Shkolnikov, V. M.; Andreev, E. M.; Jdanov, D. A.; Jasilionis, D.; Kravdal, Ø.; Vågerö, D.; Valkonen, T.:

Increasing absolute mortality disparities by education in Finland, Norway and Sweden, 1971–2000

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 66:4, 372–378. (2012)

Smailytė, G.; Jasilionis, D.; Ambrozaitiene, D.; Stankūnienė, V.:

Educational inequalities in cancer incidence and mortality in Lithuania: a record linkage study

Cancer Epidemiology 36:5, e279–e283. (2012)

van Raalte, A. A.; Martikainen, P.; Myrskylä, M.:

Lifespan variation by occupational class: compression or stagnation over time?

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2012-010. (2012)

Zarulli, V.; Jasilionis, D.; Jdanov, D. A.:

Changes in educational differentials in old-age mortality in Finland and Sweden between 1971-1975 and 1996-2000

Demographic Research 26:19, 489–510. (2012)

Andreev, E. M.; Jdanov, D. A.; Shkolnikov, V. M.; Leon, D. A.:

Long-term trends in the longevity of scientific elites: evidence from the British and the Russian academies of science

Population Studies 65:3, 319–334. (2011)

Jasilionis, D.; Stankūnienė, V.:

Socioeconomic differences in adult mortality in Lithuania: a census-linked study

Vilnius: Institute for Demographic Research, Lithuanian Social Research Centre. (2011)

Saikia, N.; Jasilionis, D.; Ram, F.; Shkolnikov, V. M.:

Trends and geographic differentials in mortality under age 60 in India

Population Studies 65:1, 73–89. (2011)

Saikia, N.; Jasilionis, D.; Ram, F.; Shkolnikov, V. M.:

Estimates of mortality under age 60 in India and its states, 1970-2004

MPIDR Technical Report TR-2010-006. (2010)

Jasilionis, D.; Shkolnikov, V. M.; Andreev, E. M.:

Commentary: The study by Leinsalu et al. on mortality differentials in Eastern Europe highlights the need for better data

International Journal of Epidemiology 38:2, 525–527. (2009)

Shkolnikov, V. M.; Andreev, E. M.; Jdanov, D. A.; Jasilionis, D.; Valkonen, T.:

To what extent do rising mortality inequalities by education and marital status attenuate the general mortality decline? The case of Finland in 1971-2030

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2009-018. (2009)

Kibele, E. U. B.; Scholz, R. D.; Shkolnikov, V. M.:

Low migrant mortality in Germany for men aged 65 and older: fact or artifact?

European Journal of Epidemiology 23:6, 389–393. (2008)

Kibele, E. U. B.; Scholz, R. D.; Shkolnikov, V. M.:

Langlebige Ausländer in Deutschland – ein Mythos?

Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand 5:3, 4–4. (2008)

Shkolnikov, V. M.; Scholz, R. D.; Jdanov, D. A.; Stegmann, M.; von Gaudecker, H.-M.:

Length of life and the pensions of five million retired German men

European Journal of Public Health 18:3, 264–269. (2008)

Andreev, E. M.; Jdanov, D. A.:

Prodolzhitel´nost´ zhizni: chem bol´she znaem, tem dol´she zhivem? [in Russian]

Foresight 3:3, 49–52. (2007)

Jasilionis, D.; Jdanov, D. A.; Leinsalu, M.:

Der Zusammenhang von Bildung und Lebenserwartung in Mittel- und Osteuropa

In: Jahrbuch der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft 2007: Tätigkeitsberichte, Zahlen, Fakten, 103–108. München: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften. (2007)

Shkolnikov, V. M.; Jasilionis, D.; Andreev, E. M.; Jdanov, D. A.; Stankūnienė, V.; Ambrozaitiene, D.:

Linked versus unlinked estimates of mortality and length of life by education and marital status: evidence from the first record linkage study in Lithuania

Social Science and Medicine 64:7, 1392–1406. (2007)

Himmelreicher, R. K.; von Gaudecker, H.-M.; Scholz, R. D.:

Nutzungsmöglichkeiten von Daten der gesetzlichen Rentenversicherung über das Forschungsdatenzentrum der Rentenversicherung (FDZ-RV)

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2006-018. (2006)

Jasilionis, D.; Stankūnienė, V.; Shkolnikov, V. M.:

Mirtingumo skirtumai

In: Lietuvos gyventojai: struktûra ir demografinë raida [Population of Lithuania: composition and demographic development], 145–158. Vilnius: Statistics Lithuania, Institute for Social Research. (2006)

Scholz, R. D.:

Differentielle Mortalität in Deutschland

Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften/Schmollers Jahrbuch 126:3, 375–386. (2006)

Scholz, R. D.; Shkolnikov, V. M.; Jdanov, D. A.:

Steigt die Lebenserwartung mit der Rentenhöhe? Effekt sozio-ökonomischer Differenzen in Deutschland

Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand 3:4, 1–2. (2006)

von Gaudecker, H.-M.; Scholz, R. D.:

Lifetime earnings and life expectancy

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2006-008. (2006)

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