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Estimating mortality in Benin from a multi-round survey (1981-83)
Population. English Selection
|January 1, 1995
Abstract:
"We shall in the present study proceed as follows: first, present the methodology used for the Benin Multi-Round Survey (BMRS); second, analyse the quality of the data, by evaluating the impact of mobility on the results, by a critical assessment of the levels obtained for several mortality indicators and by using indirect methods to estimate the coverage of deaths occurring between rounds; third, construct the first life tables for Benin based on raw data. We shall then consider in what these life tables are specific, and where they diverge from the standard life tables."
Keywords:
AfricaAfrica South Of The SaharaBeninData AnalysisData QualityDemographic AnalysisDemographic FactorsDeveloping CountriesEstimation TechnicsFrench Speaking AfricaIndirect Estimation TechnicsLife Table MethodLife TablesMeasurementMigrationMortalityPopulationPopulation DynamicsReliabilityResearch MethodologySampling StudiesStudiesSurvey MethodologySurveysWestern AfricaRelated Concept Videos
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