The Winter of Life. The Mortality of Old People in Tandil (Buenos Aires, Argentina), 1858-1914

OTERO, HERNAN

Annales de Démographie Historique

École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales

Lugar: Paris; Año: 2017 p. 17 - 45

0066-2062

The paper discusses the mortality of the population aged 60 years and over, distinguishing the age groups that make up the notion of old age. The investigation is based on an aggregative analysis of death certificates of parish and civil registries of the partido of Tandil a case study that can be considered as representative of the southern region of the Province of Buenos Aires between 1858 and 1914, period during which the mortality transition began in Argentina. The paper, which includes the traditional dimensions of age and sex, focuses on three aspects of elderly mortality: a) the seasonality of deaths, emphasising on the differential between rural and urban areas, migration origin and marital status; b) the causes of death and c) the use of hospitals.