Journal Article (Review Article)

DZNE-2022-01313

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Longevity and month of birth: Evidence from Austria and Denmark

Doblhammer-Reiter, G. (First author)DZNE*

1999
Max Planck Inst. for Demographic Research Rostock

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Please use a persistent id in citations: doi:10.4054/DemRes.1999.1.3

Abstract: This article shows that in two European countries, Austria and Denmark, a person’slife span correlates with his or her month of birth. It presents evidence that this pattern is not the result of the seasonal distribution of death. It also shows that the seasonal pattern inlongevity cannot be explained by the so-called “birthday effect”– the alleged tendency of people to die shortly after their birthday. The article concludes with a discussion of possible social and biological mechanisms related to a person’s season of birth that might influence lifeexpectancy.

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Research Program(s):

1. 353 - Clinical and Health Care Research (POF4-353) (POF4-353)
2. 345 - Population Studies and Genetics (POF3-345) (POF3-345)

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