This Summer School is designed for early-career researchers engaged in the study of health inequalities through the lens of historical data. Participants will develop advanced skills in data harmonisation and...
The history of infectious disease mortality is far from over, neither in the western world nor the non-western world. Yet, the steep increases in life expectancy since the 19th century in...
Since the 1800s, causes of death have been systematically recorded in various types of historical registries, including parish registers, civil records, and hospital logs. Registration of causes of death was...
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The workshop will address key issues, including disparities in mortality and treatment access for myeloproliferative diseases (MPDs) and acute leukemias. It will also include discussions on methodologies for managing mortality...
Lecturers: Dr. Auke Rijpma, Research Institute for History and Art History, Utrecht University Content:Historical demographers often rely on survival models to analyze events like mortality and health outcomes. While these...
Lecturers: Dr. Mayra Murkens, Faculty of Arts, University of Groningen Content: One of the main issues historical demographers face, is the lack of a proper estimation of the population at...
We warmly invite you to join us for the launch and information session of the new Open Research Europe Special Collection “Multidisciplinary approaches to historical health inequalities, 1800–2022”. Registration link:...
Lecturers: Dr. Péter Őri, Hungarian Demographic Research Institute Content: The lecture provides an overview of infant and child mortality prior to the demographic transition, paying particular attention to differences by...
Lecturer: Dr. Katarina Matthes, University of Zurich Content: The aim of this lecture is to provide an introduction to how mortality data can be used for retrospective modelling of an...
ZOOM link Lecturer: Dr. Sergi Trias-Llimós, Centre for Demographic Studies (CED), Barcelona Content: This lecture introduces life tables as a fundamental tool for analysing mortality and health inequalities. It covers...
There is evidence that the relationship between socio-economic status and health, particularly mortality, is not constant. Depending on the context, inequalities in mortality have emerged, widened, or decreased over the...
