Abstract

This note reports the reversal of the mortality-nativity relationship in the United States. In the first half of the twentieth century, mortality among foreign-born Americans was greater than among (white) native Americans. Data for 1980 show that now mortality among the foreign-born is markedly lower than among native Americans.

Death Certificate, Native Male, Central Death Rate, Spanish Surname, National Vital Statistic System
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