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Fertility trends, excess mortality, and the Great Irish Famine
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Date Issued
1986-11
Date Available
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Abstract
This paper estimates mortality and fertility rates prevailing in Ireland during the 25-year period before the Great Irish Famine of 1845-1849. A technique is developed to estimate the age-specific mortality level during the Famine and the number of Famine-related deaths. The paper concludes that fertility rates were declining during the period 1821-1845 and that the effects of the Famine were especially severe on the very young and the very old. Ignoring deaths among emigrants, it is estimated that one million individuals perished as a result of the Famine. The analysis permits year-by-year reconstruction of the Irish population age structure for the period 1821-1851.
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
Population Association of America
Journal
Demography
Volume
23
Issue
4
Start Page
543
End Page
562
Copyright (Published Version)
Copyright 1986 Population Association of America
Subject – LCSH
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
Ireland--Population--History
Famines--Ireland--History
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Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0070-3370
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