title: [[Population, birth, and death in Japan for the period 1890-1920]].
abstract: "Japanese mortality statistics since 1872 show upward [trends] in overall mortality until 1920, and thereafter mortality goes down.  Whether this was true or just...caused by improvement in [the] death registration rate has been a matter of debate.  The author tried to examine the accuracy and completeness of death registration data for the period 1890-1920....[It is found that] registered mortality data for the period 1890-1920 are believed to be highly reliable and would be a valuable source of data for the study of the early stage of mortality transition." (SUMMARY IN ENG)
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D003644:Death Certificates; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D007564:Japan; D009026:Mortality; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014798:Vital Statistics
keywords: Asia; Data Analysis; Data Quality; Death Rate; Death Records; Demographic Factors; Demographic Transition; Developed Countries; Eastern Asia; Error Sources; Historical Survey; Japan; Measurement; Mortality--changes; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Statistics; Research Methodology; Vital Statistics