Friday, April 12 / 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Meeting Room 311 (Level 3)

Session 177
Gains and Gaps in Life Expectancy

Chair: Antonio Pedro Ramos, University of California, Los Angeles
Chair: B. Piedad Urdinola, Universidad Nacional de Colombia-Bogota
Discussant: Antonio Pedro Ramos, University of California, Los Angeles

1. World Health Status 1950–2015: Converging or DivergingMoradhvaj Dhakad, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Srinivas Goli; Swastika Chakravorty, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Anu Rammohan , University of Western Australia.

2. Finding Winners on National Preston Curve Trajectories: The Myth of Exemplary Progress Meets the DataCarolina Cardona , Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; David Bishai, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

3. Trends in United States Life Expectancy and Disability Above Age 50: Delayed Onset, Improved Recovery, Mortality Change, or Compositional Change?Timothy Riffe , Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research; Neil Mehta, University of Michigan; Daniel Schneider, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research; Mikko Myrskyla, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research.

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