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Die historische Entwicklung der Sterblichkeit in Mecklenburg-Schwerin im 19. Jahrhundert
The historical development of mortality in Mecklenburg-Schwerin in the 19th century
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Abstract "Embedded in the Rostock research group of historical demography 'A History of Aging Societies', the authors examined the demographic transition of Mecklenburg in the 19th century. On the basis of statistical population data from the Tate 18th up to the early 20th century, which survived in the form... view more
"Embedded in the Rostock research group of historical demography 'A History of Aging Societies', the authors examined the demographic transition of Mecklenburg in the 19th century. On the basis of statistical population data from the Tate 18th up to the early 20th century, which survived in the form of statistics manuals and census listings, the increase of life expectancy and mortality decline was analysed for the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. In an optimization procedure the mortality conditions were calculated with the 'Generalised Inverse Projection' (GIP), a mathematic and statistic method using the historical birth, death and population totals. The results gained from the study allowed an integration of this north German province into the European context and was used for the comparison with its Scandinavian neighbours Denmark and Sweden, which were the forerunner countries of historical mortality decline. The study showed that 19th century Mecklenburg rather followed the Scandinavian scheme of low mortality, in contrast to other German regions. Little correlation exists between the favourable historical development of mortality in Mecklenburg-Schwerin and the relatively high mortality rates in today's Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Mecklenburg; nineteenth century; historical analysis; demography; population development; mortality; statistical analysis; Denmark; Sweden; Northern Germany; comparative research; Europe; birth; method; determinants
Classification
Social History, Historical Social Research
Population Studies, Sociology of Population
Method
empirical; quantitative empirical; historical
Document language
German
Publication Year
2011
Page/Pages
p. 297-329
Journal
Historical Social Research, 36 (2011) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.36.2011.3.297-329
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed