Primal Health Databank: Study
| Entry No: | 0513 |
| Title: | Month of birth and life expectancy: role of gender and age in a comparative approach |
| Author(s): | Lerchl A |
| Reference: | Naturwissenschaften. 2004 Sep;91(9):422-5 |
| Place of Study: | Germany |
| Abstract: | Data from people who died in North Rhine Westphalia in the years 1984 ( n=188,515) and 1999 ( n=188,850) were analyzed. For comparative purposes, all deaths that occurred at an age of <50 years were excluded (1984: 8.4%; 1999: 6.2%). In general, individuals born in May through July had the lowest age at death (1984: 75.27+/-0.09 years; 1999: 77.58+/-0.09 years), while those born between October and December had the highest (1984: 75.98+/-0.08 years; 1999: 78.35+/-0.09 years), supporting earlier findings. The observed amplitudes (differences between highest and lowest values) were more pronounced in men than in women. When comparing these data with earlier findings in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Ukraine, and the USA, it is evident that a negative correlation exists between the average age at death and the month of birth amplitudes. Separate analyses by gender, possible for the data from Germany, the Ukraine, and the USA, revealed a significant negative correlation for men, but not for women. |
| Keyword(s): | life expectancy, seasonality of birth |
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