After diverging when Germany was divided into two separate states, life expectancies in the two parts of the country have converged since reunification. While eastern men have not fully caught up with their western counterparts, eastern Germany is closing the life expectancy gap thanks to improvements in the health system and changes in individual behaviours
The mortality gap between former East and West Germany decreased rapidly in the decade following the...
German unification can be seen as a natural experiment that allows us to study the health effects of...
We estimate remaining life expectancy at age 65 using a very large sample of male German pensioners....
During the German division, two culturally very similar populations were exposed to very disparate s...
Since the beginning of the 1990s, life expectancy in Germany has increased by 4.2 years among women ...
Background: Before German reunification, old-age mortality was considerably higher in East Germany t...
Abstract Background Before German reunification, old-age mortality was considerably higher in East G...
The mortality gap between former East and West Germany decreased rapidly in the decade following the...
Background Although socioeconomic mortality differences in Germany are well documented, trends in gr...
Background Although socioeconomic mortality differences in Germany are well documented, trends in gr...
Background Although socioeconomic mortality differences in Germany are well documented, trends in gr...
The mortality gap between former East and West Germany decreased rapidly in the decade following the...
The mortality gap between former East and West Germany decreased rapidly in the decade following the...
Background Although socioeconomic mortality differences in Germany are well documented, trends in gr...
The mortality gap between former East and West Germany decreased rapidly in the decade following the...
The mortality gap between former East and West Germany decreased rapidly in the decade following the...
German unification can be seen as a natural experiment that allows us to study the health effects of...
We estimate remaining life expectancy at age 65 using a very large sample of male German pensioners....
During the German division, two culturally very similar populations were exposed to very disparate s...
Since the beginning of the 1990s, life expectancy in Germany has increased by 4.2 years among women ...
Background: Before German reunification, old-age mortality was considerably higher in East Germany t...
Abstract Background Before German reunification, old-age mortality was considerably higher in East G...
The mortality gap between former East and West Germany decreased rapidly in the decade following the...
Background Although socioeconomic mortality differences in Germany are well documented, trends in gr...
Background Although socioeconomic mortality differences in Germany are well documented, trends in gr...
Background Although socioeconomic mortality differences in Germany are well documented, trends in gr...
The mortality gap between former East and West Germany decreased rapidly in the decade following the...
The mortality gap between former East and West Germany decreased rapidly in the decade following the...
Background Although socioeconomic mortality differences in Germany are well documented, trends in gr...
The mortality gap between former East and West Germany decreased rapidly in the decade following the...
The mortality gap between former East and West Germany decreased rapidly in the decade following the...
German unification can be seen as a natural experiment that allows us to study the health effects of...
We estimate remaining life expectancy at age 65 using a very large sample of male German pensioners....