Estimation of trends of mortality rates in selected industrialized countries

"The first part of the...paper [compares]....mortality trends of various age groups in twelve selected industrialized countries..., covering the period from the beginning of the 50s until 1980/81.... Essential changes regarding the age-group specific mortality trends will be [outlined]....An estimation of trends of age-group specific mortality rates in the selected countries will be presented in the second part of this paper.... The trend and the levels of the estimated mortality rates as well as the comparison between the selected countries will be described." Rates are presented separately for males and females.