Citation

Barbieri M. Population (Engl Ed) 2013; 68(3): 433-479.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Institut national d'études démographiques)

DOI

10.3917/popu.1303.0433

PMID

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Abstract

There have been marked disparities in mortality between metropolitan French départements for the past thirty years. They have lessened for women but remain high formen. As in the 1960s, the worst placed regions are the North, Alsace and Brittany.Mortality is lower in Paris, the south-western départements of Île-de-France, and Rhône-Alpes and Midi-Pyrýnýes (mainly for men); the lowest female mortality is found in the north of Poitou-Charentes and in Pays de la Loire. Geographical variations in life expectancy at birth are closely linked to variations in mortality above age 30, especially at ages 60-79, but not systematically with variations in child mortality. At ages 30-60, cancers remain the prime explanation (particularly lung cancer for men), together with alcoholismand suicide, which also impact the higher age groups. Cancers still account for a large share ofmortality inequalities at ages 60-80, along with cardiovascular diseases, for women especially. After age 80, these diseases account for 50% ofmortality variation between départements for women and 40% for men.

Language: fr

Keywords

France; cause of death; mortality; life expectancy; geographical variation; cancer; cardiovascular disease; demographic trend; Causes of death; Disparities between departements; Geography of mortality; Life expectancy at birth; Mortality by departement