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SUBMITTER: Drevenstedt GL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2278210 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Drevenstedt Greg L GL Crimmins Eileen M EM Vasunilashorn Sarinnapha S Finch Caleb E CE
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20080324 13
The male disadvantage in infant mortality underwent a surprising rise and fall in the 20th century. Our analysis of 15 developed countries shows that, as infant mortality declined over two centuries, the excess male mortality increased from 10% in 1751 to >30% by approximately 1970. Remarkably, since 1970, the male disadvantage in most countries fell back to lower levels. The worsening male disadvantage from 1751 until 1970 may be due to differential changes in cause-specific infant mortality by ...[more]