Liaison entre mortalite infantile et fecondite dans sept pays d'Asie
Auteurs : Benoit D, Guillaume A, Levi PDate 1984, Vol 20, Num 2, pp 243-56Revue : Cahiers O. R. S. T. O. M. Série sciences humainesType de publication : étude comparative; article de périodique;Résumé
The relationship between infant mortality and fertility in seven Asian countries is examined using data from the World Fertility Survey. The countries are Bangladesh, Fiji, Indonesia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and, in particular, the Republic of Korea. The results indicate that higher rates of infant mortality are associated with certain genetic abnormalities and with certain types of women who are particularly underprivileged from a social or economic point of view. Consideration is also given to the relationship between infant mortality and birth intervals.
Mot-clés auteurs
Asia; Bangladesh; Biology; Birth Intervals; Comparative Studies; Congenital Abnormalities; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; Eastern Asia; Economic Factors; Fertility; Fertility Measurements; Fiji; Genetics; Genetics; Population; Indonesia; Infant Mortality; Korea; Korea; Republic Of; Micronesia-polynesia; Mortality; Neonatal Diseases And Abnormalities; Oceania; Pakistan; Polynesia; Population; Population Dynamics; Poverty; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Southeastern Asia; Southern Asia; Sri Lanka; Thailand; World Fertility Surveys;