Exploring the Relationship of Mortality and Environment Context in Taiwan.
Date Issued
2015
Date
2015
Author(s)
Lin, Shu-Chun
Abstract
This study aims to explore the relationship between geographical environment and mortality, examining how the environment context influences initial value and rate of change of mortality from 2001 to 2012. This study uses standardized mortality rates (SMRs) as a variable to profile the distribution pattern and the trajectory of death in Taiwan in order to distinguish the spatial heterogeneity of death. On the other hand, much of current literature focuses on the relationship between environment context and mortality but ignores the spatial lag effect. In this study, variables related to the the spatial lag effect are examined to see how they would account for the variation of mortality. The main analysis method of the study is linear gwoth model in multilevel analysis. In addition, mortality and relevant factors are visualized in maps for furtehr discussion. The finding suggest that, first of all, SMRs are in decline during the period of 2001 to 2012, and the average SMRs were different from region to region. Second, the SMRs of indigenous area are high and decline much slower than those non-indigenous areas. Third, deprivation index has most impact on the initial values and change rate of SMRs, and deprivation index of neighborhood could account for the variation of initial value and rate of change of SMRs.
Subjects
mortality
death map
multilevel analysis
linear growth model
spatial lag effect
Type
thesis
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