title: Intercensal change and the indirect estimation of mortality: the case of Pakistan.
abstract: "In a country such as Pakistan, where there is no vital registration system, estimating mortality levels and trends can be difficult. One way we can learn about mortality is to use indirect estimation techniques on census age distributions.  This paper applies some of these techniques and evaluates the quality of the census data in the process."  Problems of relative coverage in the 1972 and 1981 censuses and changes in age-reporting preferences are discussed.  Comments by Mohammad Afzal are included (pp.  583-5).
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D001208:Asia; D019352:Censuses; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D009026:Mortality; D010154:Pakistan; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Age Distribution; Age Factors; Age Reporting; Asia; Census; Census Methods; Data Collection; Data Reporting; Data Sources; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Estimation Technics; Evaluation; Indirect Estimation Technics; Mortality; Pakistan; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Statistics; Research Methodology; Southern Asia