Regional variations of mortality in Norway
Marked differences in mortality between different parts of the country and between urban and rural areas have been observed back to the middle of last century. A levelling‑out of variations took place as an aspect of the rapid reduction of mortality during the first half of this century. The northea...
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fttsvojs:oai:journal.fi:article/9140 2023-05-15T17:24:38+02:00 Regional variations of mortality in Norway Myklebost, Hallstein 1981-01-01 https://fennia.journal.fi/article/view/9140 en eng Geographical Society of Finland https://fennia.journal.fi/article/view/9140 Copyright (c) 2014 Fennia Fennia; Vol 159 Nro 1 (1981) Fennia - International Journal of Geography; Vol 159 No 1 (1981) 1798-5617 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 1981 fttsvojs 2020-09-30T22:46:13Z Marked differences in mortality between different parts of the country and between urban and rural areas have been observed back to the middle of last century. A levelling‑out of variations took place as an aspect of the rapid reduction of mortality during the first half of this century. The northeasternmost part of the country, however, still stands out as a region of relatively high mortality. Particularly low levels of mortality are found in the predominantly rural parts of East, South and West Norway, but with increasing proportion of urban population the difference between these regions on one hand and Trondelag, Nordland and South and Central Troms on the other get blurred. In the last decades, the degree of urbanization again tends to make for higher mortality. The excess mortality of strongly urbanized districts corresponds rather closely to excess deaths among middle‑aged men, mainly caused by heart diseases and cancer. The relationship between modern urban environment and the main features of Norway's geography of death must therefore be regarded as well established, although direct causes are not easily identified and measured. Article in Journal/Newspaper Nordland Nordland Nordland Troms Federation of Finnish Learned Societies: Scientific Journals Online Norway |
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Marked differences in mortality between different parts of the country and between urban and rural areas have been observed back to the middle of last century. A levelling‑out of variations took place as an aspect of the rapid reduction of mortality during the first half of this century. The northeasternmost part of the country, however, still stands out as a region of relatively high mortality. Particularly low levels of mortality are found in the predominantly rural parts of East, South and West Norway, but with increasing proportion of urban population the difference between these regions on one hand and Trondelag, Nordland and South and Central Troms on the other get blurred. In the last decades, the degree of urbanization again tends to make for higher mortality. The excess mortality of strongly urbanized districts corresponds rather closely to excess deaths among middle‑aged men, mainly caused by heart diseases and cancer. The relationship between modern urban environment and the main features of Norway's geography of death must therefore be regarded as well established, although direct causes are not easily identified and measured. |
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Regional variations of mortality in Norway |
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Regional variations of mortality in Norway |
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Regional variations of mortality in Norway |
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Regional variations of mortality in Norway |
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Regional variations of mortality in Norway |
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regional variations of mortality in norway |
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Geographical Society of Finland |
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1981 |
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Nordland Nordland Nordland Troms |
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Nordland Nordland Nordland Troms |
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Fennia; Vol 159 Nro 1 (1981) Fennia - International Journal of Geography; Vol 159 No 1 (1981) 1798-5617 |
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