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Contemporary methods of demographic analysis
UNFPA is the host of the Regional Demographic workshop "Contemporary methods of demographic analysis" which started on November 3 and will take place until November the 7, 2008, Bishkek Kyrgyzstan. The workshop is held within the framework of research project, titled "Mortality in central Asia," with the organizational support of UNFPA KR.
The goal of this project is to improve knowledge of mortality in former Soviet Central Asia, by gathering and analyzing existing sources of information on this topic (including official vital registration and census data; DHS, LSMS, MICS, etc.) for each of the five Central Asian republics. The implementation of various demographic and statistical methods on these data will provide improved estimates of mortality by age, sex, and cause of death for the last few decades. It is expected that the participants will be able to apply these methods and conduct their own analyses on topics related to mortality.
This seminar is part of a research project, titled "Mortality in central Asia," which is
funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
The goal of this project is to improve knowledge of mortality in former Soviet Central Asia, by gathering and analyzing existing sources of information on this topic (including official vital registration and census data; DHS, LSMS, MICS, etc.) for each of the five Central Asian republics. The implementation of various demographic and statistical methods on these data will provide improved estimates of mortality by age, sex, and cause of death for the last few decades.
For this project, the organizers are collaborating with local national statistical offices. Specialists
from these institutions are taking part in the collection and analysis of the data.
The purpose of this training seminar is to provide them with the methodological tools that
would allow them to estimate, analyze and interpret mortality indicators. It consists of a
5-day intensive course, with a mix of lectures and practice sessions. The provisional list
of topics includes: crude rates and age-standardization; the life table; mortality models
(incl. model life tables); and indirect estimation methods using survey data. However participants are expected to have some familiarity with basic demographic measures.
Following the conduct of this seminar, it is anticipated that the participants will be able to apply
these methods and conduct their own analyses on topics related to mortality. And hopefully the participants will be able to present the results of their analyses in subsequent seminars that are planned in the future.
