title: Mortality recovery and stabilization in Kazakhstan, 1995-2001.
abstract: This paper documents both the extraordinary rise in mortality that accompanied economic deterioration in the former Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as the far more tentative recovery. Kazakhstan's multi-ethnic population also makes it possible to identify a large mortality disadvantage for those--especially working-age males--who are not of Kazakh ethnicity. There are also stark regional differences--mortality decline is underway in many areas with substantial economic recovery, while elsewhere there has been no discernable improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0097, USA. cbecker@econ.duke.edu
authors.forename: Charles M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Dina S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Urzhumova
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002423:Cause of Death / Q000639:trends; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007623:Kazakhstan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008017:Life Expectancy / Q000208:ethnology / Q000639:trends*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D011204:Poverty Areas; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012737:Sex Factors; D014505:Urban Population / Q000639:trends