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Human Mortality Database
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Scientific data resource providing detailed #mortality and #population data.
We follow #opendata principles.
www.mortality.org
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The #HMD is the world's leading scientific data resource on #mortality in developed countries. We provide detailed high-quality harmonized mortality and #population estimates

Our commitment to #opendata principles ensures transparency and accessibility - explore our data at 🌐 www.mortality.org

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2025 is coming to an end, and the @hmdatabase.bsky.social team wants to thank all of our contributors, supporters, and users around the world 🧡🙏

Our highlight of the year: the 7th #HMD symposium in Paris 🎉

Wishing you happy holidays and looking forward to the year ahead ✨
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media.tenor.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:19 AM
📢 #episki #mortality
📈 #Slovakia #HMD series updated through 2024

Data ➡️ mortality.org

By 2024 Slovakia had recovered from a 3-year dip in life expectancy at birth during the height of Covid. e(0) reached the new highs of 81.6 years for ♀️ and 75.0 years for ♂️
December 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
📢 #episki #mortality
📈 #Portugal #HMD series updated through 2024

Full life tables & data ➡️ mortality.org

The gap between male and female life expectancy estimates at birth continued to narrow in 2024 for Portugal.
December 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
📢 #episky #mortality
📈 #Japan #HMD series updated through 2024

#opendata ➡️ mortality.org

In 2024, life expectancy estimates at birth for men and women stayed the same for the third year in a row.
December 11, 2025 at 9:52 AM
📢 #episky #mortality #opendata #HMD

The weekly deaths series #STMF was just updated ✅
Download the latest version with new and updated data for 31 countries at mortality.org/Data/STMF

To further explore the data, check out the excess visualization toolkit 👇
mpidr.shinyapps.io/stmortality/
December 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
📢 #episky #mortality
📈 #Switzerland #HMD series updated through 2024

Full life tables & data ➡️ mortality.org

The life expectancy estimates at birth for men and women born in Switzerland in 2024 reached new highs at 85.90 and 82.42, respectively.
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
📢 #episky #mortality
📈 #Belgium #HMD series updated through 2024

Data ➡️ mortality.org

The ratio of male to female life expectancy estimates decreased for ages 0, 65, and 80 in 2024, meaning gains in female life expectancy outpaced those in male life expectancy.
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
📢 #episky #mortality
📈 #HMD series updated through 2024 for #Estonia, #Latvia, and #Lithuania

Data ➡️ mortality.org

Life expectancy in the three Baltic countries reached historically high values: 75.1, 71.4, and 73.0 years for males, and 83.4, 81.2, and 81.7 years for females.
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
📢 #episky #mortality
Weekly death series #STMF revised and updated ☑️

#opendata ➡️ mortality.org/Data/STMF

Country-specific details in the 📰 metadata mortality.org/File/GetDocument/Public/STMF/DOC/STMFmetadata.pdf
October 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
That’s a wrap on #HMDsymposium2025 👏

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who made these inspiring days of exchange a great success 📈💡
Special thanks to @ined-english.bsky.social, @mpidr.bsky.social, and CEDA @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, for their support in making this event possible 🧡
October 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The #HMDsymposium2025 is coming to an end with the final session on ✨new insights ✨, with contributions from Nadine Ouellette, Daniel Meier, Vladimir Shkolnikov, @paigepark.bsky.social, and @isamarinetti.bsky.social.
Chair: Dmitri Jdanov

#Longevity #LifeExpectancy #Forecasting #CausesOfDeath
October 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Next up: Session VI on ✨models and measures✨, including presentations by Pedro Menezes De Araújo, @scpatricio.bsky.social, Jon Anson, and @paola.vazquez.dk, with Carl Boe serving as chair.

#HMDsymposium2025 #MortalityData #LifeTable #AgeAtDeath
October 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Session V on ✨cause-specific #mortality ✨ is led by @svitoslava.bsky.social and features presentations by Helena Chui, Clara Girault, @ischiathere.bsky.social, and Sergey Timonin.

#HMDsymposium2025 #MortalityData #LifeExpectancy #Inequality #CausesOfDeath #GenderDifference
October 10, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Reposted by Human Mortality Database
Jim Oeppen showing latitudinal gradient in life expectancy at @hmdatabase.bsky.social symposium in Paris.
October 10, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Welcome back to day two of the #HMDsymposium2025!
We’re starting with session IV on ✨global trends✨, featuring presentations by pgerland.bsky.social, @brunomasquelier.bsky.social, Isaac Sasson, @jiaxinshi.bsky.social, and Jim Oeppen.
Chair: Domantas Jasilionis
October 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
#HMDsymposium2025 Day 1 ☑️

Thanks to all who made the first day a success 👏 — full of great talks, posters, and discussions. See you tomorrow!
October 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
We’re wrapping up the first day of the #HMDsymposium2025 with the ✨poster session✨ with, featuring contributions from @svitoslava.bsky.social, Timothy Adair, Ina Alliger, @josecas91.bsky.social, Özer Bakar, Agnieszka Fihel, Tatiana Sitchinava, @tothgcsaba.bsky.social, and Chiara Micheletti.
October 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Reposted by Human Mortality Database
Hot take: "Flattening the curve" successfully lowered overall life expectancy deficits since 2020, but also prolonged the period of excess deaths compared to countries with massive mortality shocks in 2020/2021. That's a public health communication challenge.
October 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Session III examines why #survival progress is slowing or reversing in the UK and US, with presentations by David Leon, Jesús-Daniel Zazueta-Borboa, @polizzan.bsky.social, and Al Klein, led by France Meslé.

#HMDsymposium2025 #Lifespan #LifeExpectancy #Mortality
October 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
✨Subnational #mortality✨ is the focus of Session II, with presentations by Carlo-Giovanni Camarda, Jacob Martin, Michael Mühlichen, and Irma T. Elo.
Chair: @ddukhovnov.bsky.social

#HMDsymposium2025 #Longevity #Mortality #LifeExpectancy #Inequality
October 9, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Session I on ✨pandemic & post-pandemic #mortality✨ features presentations by @jschoeley.com, Timothy Adair, Michel Guillot & Nazrul Islam, chaired by Vladimir Shkolnikov.

#HMDsymposium2025 #LifeExpectancy #Inequality #Longevity
October 9, 2025 at 8:59 AM
We’re kicking off the #HMDsymposium2025 with a welcome from @ined-english.bsky.social director François Clanché and @mpidr.bsky.social directors Mikko Myrskylä & @ezagheni.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Bonjour Paris! 🗼
The #HMDsymposium2025 ✨Growing divergences in longevity in high-income populations✨ starts today, and we are looking forward to two days of inspiring presentations, posters, and vibrant scientific exchange.

#episky #Mortality #Longevity
October 9, 2025 at 7:23 AM
📢 #episky #mortality #opendata
📈 #Netherlands #HMD series updated through 2023

🔓 Data is freely available at mortality.org

In 2023, the sex gap in #lifeexpectancy at birth remained nearly stable compared to 2022.
October 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The 7️⃣th #HMD symposium is only one week away

🧐 Check out the program 👇
mortality.org/File/GetDocument/Public/HMD_7th_Symposium/Programme_JE%20HMD_2025.pdf

⏲️📅 October 9-10, 2025
🌍📍 @ined-english.bsky.social

#episky #mortality #longevity #HMDsymposium2025
October 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM