The problem of fuzzy cause-specific death rates in mortality context analysis: the case of Panama City
Bock, S.; Gans, P.
Social Science and Medicine 36(10): 1367-1371
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0277-9536 PMID: 8511624 DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(93)90229-wDocument Number: 326889
In studies of mortality, small and fluctuating numbers of deaths are problems which are caused by infrequent reporting and small spatial unit reporting. To use Panama City as an example, the paper will introduce a Monte Carlo simulation which allows for the analysis of mortality even with small absolute numbers. In addition, Panama City will be used as an example where good medical care is available in every city district, so that social class differences between the districts have a negligible effect on most cause-specific death rates and infant mortality.