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The Demographic and Socio-economic Distribution of Excess Mortality during the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda

The Demographic and Socio-economic Distribution of Excess Mortality during the 1994 Genocide in... This paper studies the demographic consequences of the Rwandan genocide and how the excess mortality due to the conflict was distributed in the population. Data collected by the 2000 Demographic and Health Survey indicate that although there were more deaths across the entire population, adult males were the most likely to die. Using the characteristics of the survey respondent as a proxy for the socio-economic status of the victims family, the results also show that individuals with an urban or more educated background were more likely to die. The country's loss of human capital is a long-term cost of the genocide that compounds the human tragedies. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of African Economies Oxford University Press

The Demographic and Socio-economic Distribution of Excess Mortality during the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda

de Walque, D.; Verwimp, P.
Journal of African Economies , Volume 19 (2) – Mar 22, 2010
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Abstract

This paper studies the demographic consequences of the Rwandan genocide and how the excess mortality due to the conflict was distributed in the population. Data collected by the 2000 Demographic and Health Survey indicate that although there were more deaths across the entire population, adult males were the most likely to die. Using the characteristics of the survey respondent as a proxy for the socio-economic status of the victims family, the results also show that individuals with an urban or more educated background were more likely to die. The country's loss of human capital is a long-term cost of the genocide that compounds the human tragedies.

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Journal of African Economies – Oxford University Press

Published: Mar 22, 2010

Keywords: JEL classification J10 O10 R20

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