The 1918 influenza epidemic's effects on sex differentials in mortality in the United States

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Noymer, A [1 ]
Garenne, M [1 ]
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[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
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10.1111/j.1728-4457.2000.00565.x
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The 1918 influenza epidemic had a marked and fairly long-lasting effect on the sex differential in mortality in the United States. After 1918 women lost most of their mortality advantage over men and the female/male gap did not regain its pre-epidemic level until the 1930s. An analysis of causes of deaths shows a link with tuberculosis. We conjecture the existence of a selection effect, whereby many 1918 influenza deaths were among tuberculous persons, so that tuberculosis death rates dropped in later years, disproportionately among males. Age- and sex-specific data by cause of death corroborate this hypothesis.
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