Data Resource Profile: The Human Mortality Database (HMD)
Data Resource Profile: The Human Mortality Database (HMD)
复制标题
DOI：
10.1093/ije/dyv105
复制
发表时间：
2015-10-01
影响因子：
7.7
通讯作者：
Winant, Celeste
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Barbieri, Magali;Wilmoth, John R.;Winant, Celeste
在过去的100年里，人类寿命的增长超过了之前所有人类历史的总和。这种显著的变化是由于死亡率的降低；首先通常是在较年轻的时候，然后是后来发展到较年长的年龄。这一变化的确切原因以及社会和经济影响仍不清楚。这一进程的主要模式、驱动力和未来前景是什么？这些变化在多大程度上是由医学和经济发展等时期因素决定的，还是由早期生活经历和在生命过程中积累的行为风险等队列效应决定的？人类的寿命还能延长多久？这些都是学者和政策制定者的核心问题。人类死亡率数据库(HMD)作为详细、一致和高质量的人类死亡率数据的集合，是解决这些基本问题的重要资源。虽然还有其他国际死亡率指标数据库，其中一些涵盖了更多的国家(例如联合国人口司、世界卫生组织、欧盟统计局和卫生研究所汇编的数据库
Over the past 100 years, human longevity has increased more than during all preceding human history combined. This remarkable change was caused by reductions in mortality; first generally at younger ages, then later progressing to older ages. The precise causes as well as the social and economic impact of this change are still unclear. What are the major patterns, driving forces and future prospects of this process? To what extent are these changes determined by period factors such as advances in medicine and economic development or by cohort effects such as early life experiences and accumulation of behavioural risks over the life course? How much further can human longevity extend?These are central questions for scholars and policy makers. The Human Mortality Database (HMD), as a collection of detailed, consistent and high quality human mortality data, is an important resource for addressing these fundamental questions. Although there are other international databases of mortality indicators, some of which cover many more countries (eg those compiled by the United Nations Population Division, the World Health Organization, Eurostat and the Institute for Health