附註:Includes bibliographical references.
English; Contents; Introduction; Data sources and adjustments; Methods; Results; Discussion; References; Français; Table des matières; Introduction; Sources de données et ajustements; Méthodes; Résultats; Discussion; Références; Español; Indice; Introducción; Fuentes de datos y ajustes; Registros civiles; Procedimiento de fuentes múltiples para determinadas poblaciones; Datos de censos y encuestas; Métodos; Confección de la tabla mortalidad; Cálculo de la mortalidad adulta; Cálculo de mortalidad por VIH/SIDA; Límites de incertidumbre; Resultados; Debate; Referencias.
摘要:Reliable information on the numbers of people who die in various countries according to age and sex is a fundamental requirement for setting health priorities and evaluation health programmes. Mortality levels and trends have been monitored in some countries for centuries, while in others, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, little is currently known about adult mortality. This uncertainty has increased in the 1990s due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, precisely at the time when priority setting in health requires reliable information on mortality levels in countries and regions. This book provides d.
