This is a wide-ranging, comprehensive survey of current areas of research in human mortality. The volume examines standard and new approaches to data collection on mortality, including previously unpublished results on population laboratories- looksMoreThis is a wide-ranging, comprehensive survey of current areas of research in human mortality. The volume examines standard and new approaches to data collection on mortality, including previously unpublished results on population laboratories- looks at the latest methods and modes of measurement- and analyzes approaches to mortality differentials and causes with reference to specific case studies from developed countries as well as from Africa, Latin America, and Asia.