Mortality convergence in the enlarged European Union: a systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The high mortality rates in the European Union (EU) Member States that acceded in 2004 sparked political interest in mortality convergence. Whether mortality is converging in the EU remains unclear. We reviewed the literature on mortality convergence in the post-2004 EU territory as a whole. We also explored whether the study designs influenced the results and whether any determinants of mortality convergence had been empirically examined.

Methods

A systematic literature review was performed. Our search included scientific databases and the websites of international governmental institutions and European demographic research institutes.

Results

We uncovered 94 unique records and included seven studies that reported on 36 analyses. There was marked methodolo

SUBMITTER: Hrzic R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7733049 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature