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Remarkable gains in life expectancy stand out as one of the most important accomplishments of the twentieth century. Individuals in more developed countries (MDCs) can expect to live longer now than ever before. What is perhaps more surprising is that life expectancy in some countries has not increased in recent years, and in some places, there have been declines.
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Rogers, R.G., Crimmins, E.M. (2011). Introduction. In: Rogers, R., Crimmins, E. (eds) International Handbook of Adult Mortality. International Handbooks of Population, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9996-9_1
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