>Hi Kelley:
> >for example:
> >in 1870 only 37% of women born in 1870 survived to age 65. [surely the 63%
> >can't be entirely explained by infant/child morality]
> >in 1930 77% of women born in 1930 reached the age of 65.
>
>Must be in part because the reduction in fertility reduced the deaths of
>women in childbirth, among other reasons. What percentage of improving
>life expectancy should be attributed to the reduction in fertility? Any
>data?
Still catching up, so maybe someone answered. These are for the U.S., from Historical Statistics & the Statistical Abstract.
MATERNAL MORTALITY
per 10,000 live births
total white "negro and other" 1915 60.8 60.1 105.6 1925 64.7 60.3 116.2 1940 37.6 32.0 77.4 1950 8.3 6.1 22.2 1970 2.2 1.4 5.6
per 100,000 live births
total white "black and other" black 1980 9.2 6.7 19.8 21.5 1990 8.2 5.4 19.1 22.4
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE (female/male)
birth age 20 age 40 age 70 1850 40.5/38.3 40.2/40.1 29.8/27.9 11.3/10.2 (Mass. only) 1900
white 51.1/48.2 43.8/42.2 29.2/27.7 9.6/9.0
"negro & other" 35.0/32.5 36.9/35.1 24.4/23.1 9.6/8.3 1950
white 72.0/66.3 54.6/49.5 35.6/31.2 10.1/11.7
"negro & other" 62.7/58.9 46.8/43.7 29.8/27.3 12.3/10.7 1970
white 75.6/68.0 57.4/50.3 38.3/31.9 13.6/10.5
"negro & other" 69.4/61.3 52.2/44.7 34.2/28.6 13.7/11.2
birth age 20 age 40 age 65 1980
total 77.6/70.1 59.0/51.9 39.8/33.6 18.4/14.2
white 78.2/70.8 59.4/52.5 40.2/34.0 18.6/14.3
black 74.2/66.1 54.9/46.4 36.3/29.5 17.1/13.3 1996
total 79.0/73.0 59.9/54.2 40.7/35.9 18.9/15.7
white 79.6/73.8 60.4/54.8 41.0/36.3 19.0/15.8
black 74.2/66.1 55.7/48.0 37.0/31.0 17.2/13.9