Call for Papers: International Seminar on “Global Longevity: Advances and Challenges”
Posted: 3/3/2020 (Conference)
Recently observed stagnation and reversals in life expectancy in some high-income countries and the growing importance of chronic diseases in developing countries warn about the ongoing fundamental changes in global health. The new stage of health progress brings challenges for all global regions and may lead to further increases in mortality disparities across and within countries. The growing evidence about the emerging threats for sustainable health progress calls for continuous monitoring based on reliable and internationally comparable data, especially for countries with less developed statistical systems. The seminar will be focused on two main issues related to the monitoring of global trends in longevity: a) ongoing health transitions and diversities in mortality trends in developed and developing countries and b) existing and newly emerging data collection systems and producing real data-based mortality estimates for developing countries. The seminar is a follow-up of the satellite meeting at the HMD symposium in May 2019 (see https://www.mortality.org/Public/Events.php for details).
Date: 09/16/2020
Deadline: 04/15/2020
Location: HSE campus in Saint Petersburg, Russia