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Between Religion and Environment: Mortality and Its Causative Factors in Greater Poland in the 19th Century
Zwischen Religion und Umwelt: Mortalität und ihre ursächlichen Faktoren in Großpolen im 19. Jahrhundert
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Abstract The purpose of the study was to show the differences in mortality in Catholic and Lutheran communities of the 19th-century Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) and its causative factors. Data on mortality were derived from two sources: 1) parish death registers, 2) vital statistics from von Bergmann’s mono... view more
The purpose of the study was to show the differences in mortality in Catholic and Lutheran communities of the 19th-century Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) and its causative factors. Data on mortality were derived from two sources: 1) parish death registers, 2) vital statistics from von Bergmann’s monograph. The values of CDRs for Lutherans and Catholics were 29.25 and 31.74, respectively. Infant mortality was also lower in Lutheran populations than in Catholic ones: 258 to 296 infant deaths per 1,000 live births. Higher mortality of Catholic children than Lutheran ones was confirmed by higher values of the Crow’s index in the former than in the latter. Life expectancy of a newly born child in Lutherans was 35 years, while in Catholics 4 years lower. Differences in mortality between Catholics and Lutherans in Greater Poland in the 19th century were caused by various factors one of which was religious denomination.... view less
Keywords
Protestant; Roman Catholic; baby; mortality; life expectancy; socioeconomic factors; religious affiliation; Poland; nineteenth century
Classification
Social History, Historical Social Research
Population Studies, Sociology of Population
Sociology of Religion
Free Keywords
Lutherans; death rates
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 114-133
Journal
Historical Social Research, 42 (2017) 2
Issue topic
The Impact of Religious Denomination on Mentality and Behavior
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.42.2017.2.114-133
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed