title: Increase in life expectancy at birth in Japan:  some implications for variable patterns of decrease in mortality.
abstract: "The characteristics of the increase in life expectancy at birth...in Japan were analyzed using the life tables of developed countries in which the values of [life expectancy at birth] were almost the same.  When the decrease in age-specific probability of dying...and its contribution to total gain in [life expectancy at birth] in Japan were compared to those of other developed countries, the decline in [age-specific probability of dying] in prime, middle and old age groups accounts for much of the change; the decrease in this variable for males aged 50 years and over accounted for 35% of the recent increase in [life expectancy at birth].  Well-organized medical care and public services are discussed in relation to this unique and unusually rapid increase in [life expectancy at birth] for the Japanese population."
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masaki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koizumi
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001208:Asia; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D006262:Health; D006296:Health Services; D007564:Japan; D008017:Life Expectancy; D015993:Life Tables; D008136:Longevity; D009026:Mortality; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research
keywords: Age Factors; Age Specific Death Rate; Asia; Comparative Studies; Death Rate; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Analysis; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Health; Health Services; Japan; Length Of Life; Life Expectancy--changes; Life Table Method; Life Tables; Mortality; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology