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Mortality estimates for South Kampala based on 1980 Uganda population census

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

William K. A. Agyei  and
Grace Nakintu-Kyeyune
William K. A. Agyei
Affiliation:
Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Grace Nakintu-Kyeyune
Affiliation:
UNICEF, Kampala, Uganda
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Summary

An analysis of the 1980 Uganda Population Census for South Kampala through indirect techniques provided estimated 1q0 values of 0·0860, 0·0680 and 0·0774 for male infants, female infants and both sexes respectively. The estimated level of 4q1 is 0·0491. The level of adult mortality, especially from age 5 to 19, is lower than infant and child mortality. There is a clear evidence of a sex differential in mortality, males experiencing higher mortality than females. Estimates of expectation of life at birth provided further evidence of sex differences in mortality. The estimated life expectation for males is 54·7 years, for females 59·3 years, and for both sexes 57·0 years.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 20 , Issue 2 , April 1988 , pp. 245 - 252
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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