Sex differences in middle mortality Wisser, Oliver , 1979- Text theses Text Hochschulschrift 2015 2015 eng electronic resourceremoteComputermedienOnline-Ressourcetext/htmlapplication/pdfOnline-Ressource graph. Darst. This work presents a new mathematical expression for middle and old age mortality as an alternative to the classic Gompertz-Makeham model. Whereas old age mortality is driven by biological aging, middle mortality is mainly caused by behavior. To test the model, sex differences in life expectancy and mortality in Europe from the mid-nineteenth century until recent periods are investigated. The here presented mortality model shows that the female advantage in life expectancy and its dynamics are mainly caused by male risky life style. vorgelegt von Oliver Wisser Rostock, Univ., Wirtschafts- und Sozialwiss. Fak., Diss., 2015 304.64081 300 MS 4200 QU 300 74.80 http://rosdok.uni-rostock.de/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:de:gbv:28-diss2015-0156-9 http://rosdok.uni-rostock.de/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:de:gbv:28-diss2015-0156-9&pdf http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:28-diss2015-0156-9 Sex differences in middle mortality--(DE-627)832920630 urn:nbn:de:gbv:28-diss2015-0156-9 oclc: 935898567 ppn: (DE-627)833972278