Eileen Crimmins - Davis School of Gerontology, USC
Diverging Longevity: The Relative State of U.S. Health and Mortality
Date: 09/15/2011 (Thu)
Time: 3:30pm- 5:00pm
Location: Seminar will be held on-site: Rhodes Conference Rm. Sanford School of Public Policy
Organizer: Duncan Thomas
Meeting Schedule: (Not currently open for scheduling. Please contact the seminar organizer listed above.)
All meetings will be held in the same location as the seminar unless otherwise noted.
8:30am - Breakfast (Meet in Lobby of Washington Duke) - Katherine King, M. Giovanna Merli , Seth Sanders
9:30am - Elizabeth Frankenberg (RH 240)
10:00am - Meeting with DuPRI students: Econ- Ryan Brown & Dan LaFave; Soc: Wendy Brynildsen, Megan Reynolds & Melanie Sereny (RH240)
10:30am - Yi Zeng (RH 240)
11:00am - Eric Stallard and Anatoli Yashin (RH 240)
11:30am - Manoj Mohanan (RH 240)
12:00pm - Alessandro Tarozzi (RH 240)
12:30pm - Lunch: Maria Genoni, Gabriela Farfan, Andrea Valesquez
2:00pm - Joe Hotz (RH 240)
2:30pm - Amar Hamoudi (RH 240)
3:00pm - Asia Maselko (RH 240)
3:30pm - Seminar Presentation (3:30pm to 5:00pm)
6:30pm - Dinner: Elizabeth Frankenberg, Angie O'Rand & Duncan Thomas
Additional Comments: Abstract: In 1950 men and women in the United States had a combined life expectancy of 68.9 years, the 12th highest life expectancy at birth in the world. Today, life expectancy is up to 79.2 years, yet the country is now 28th on the list, behind the United Kingdom, Korea, Canada, and France, among others. The United States does have higher rates of infant mortality and violent deaths than in other developed countries, but these factors do not fully account for the country's relatively poor ranking in life expectancy. This presentation examines patterns in international differences in life expectancy above age 50 and assesses the evidence and arguments that have been advanced to explain the poor position of the United States relative to other countries. Gaps in measurement, data, theory, and research design and pinpoint areas for future high-priority research in this area will be discussed along with health factors and life-style choices commonly believed to contribute to the observed international differences in life expectancy.