Data, methods, and indirect techniques of estimating mortality
Sawyer, D.O.; Castilla, F.M.
Revista Brasileira de Estudos de Populacao 6(2): 39-61
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0102-3098 PMID: 12342855 Document Number: 336700
The author compares alternative methods for estimating infant and adult mortality using data from various Brazilian sources. Methods of estimating child mortality considered include those of Brass, Feeney, and Preston and Palloni. The focus is on the selection of the most appropriate method for estimating mortality in Brazil. The importance of information on deaths in the previous year for the accurate estimation of current mortality is stressed. (SUMMARY IN ENG)