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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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📢 #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
🗣️ #episky #mortality
New update of the weekly death series #STMF includes revised and updated #data for 19 countries

Data ➡️ mortality.org/Data/STMF

Country-specific details in the 📰 Metadata
mortality.org/File/GetDocument/Public/STMF/DOC/STMFmetadata.pdf
October 2, 2025 at 6:55 AM
✨ New addition: HMD summary indicators ✨

To provide easy access to key period #mortality indicators, we now provide the following Excel tables for all #HMD countries:
🔹 Infant Mortality
🔸 Survival to age 65
🔹 Life Expectancy
🔸 Population

Download 🔗 mortality.org
October 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
We are looking forward to the #HMD symposium next week 🎉
| AGENDA | Growing divergences in #longevity in high-income populations

7th Human Mortality Database Symposium

9th and 10th October

🔎 More information: www.ined.fr/fr/actualite...
October 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
📢 #episky #mortality
📈 #Norway #HMD series updated through 2024

Full life tables & data ➡️ mortality.org

The 2024 #lifeexpectancy estimate at birth for men in Norway is 81.59, a high that has been estimated previously for men in 2021.
October 1, 2025 at 5:59 AM
✨ DOIs available for the core HMD✨

By country zipped data files now have DOIs 🗂️📑
Find them on the Zipped Data Files page:
🔹 By country / All HMD countries – current dataset
🔹 Previous versions – archived datasets

🔎➡️ mortality.org/Data/ZippedDataFiles
September 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Exiting week of updates for the #HMD 🎉

What´s New❓

🔵 DOIs for the core HMD
🟠 HMD summary indicators
🟡 #STMF update
🟢 Country updates for Norway, Latvia and the Netherlands

✨ Stay tuned to learn more...
September 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
📢 #episky #mortality #causesofdeath
📈 #US cause-specific data series #HCD@HMD was revised and updated through 2023

🔗Access the data at ⬇️
mortality.org/Country/HCDCountry?cntr=USA
September 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
📢 #episky #mortality

New version of the #STMF data series with new and updated data for 31 countries available at mortality.org/Data/STMF

Explore the data via the excess visualization toolkit 👇
mpidr.shinyapps.io/stmortality/
September 1, 2025 at 10:57 AM