[Quantitative and qualitative changes in mortality between 1790 and 1990 in a mountain village of central Switzerland].
The quantitative and qualitative change of mortality has been compared between 1790 and 1990. The survey was done in the limited geographical area of a mountain village in central Switzerland. It shows a drop in mortality and infant mortality as well as a dramatic rise in life expectancy. Infectious diseases were partly replaced by the heart and circulatory diseases during these two centuries.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012423:Rural Health / Q000266:history*; D013557:Switzerland
Quantitative und qualitative Veränderungen der Mortalität zwischen 1790 und 1990 in einem Bergdorf der Zentralschweiz.