摘要：The present descriptive survey was aimed
to find the appropriate patterns for life expectancy at birth by gender and area
in România during 1997-2006 and to identify the counties with low life
expectancies and low changes rates.
Method.
Descriptive
statistics and specific methods recommended by WHO have been employed in order
to calculate the gain in life expectancy
and the changes in rates by gender and area.
These
methods have been accompanied by cluster analysis based on deterministic
allocation aiming at identifying relatively homogenous groups of counties.
Results .
According
to the analysis performed in this paper, a notable similarity in life expectancy
trends in România and other EU countries could be observed. Also, an important
fact was that against this ascending trend in life expectancy, the national
average was still very low compared to the EU average.
The
pattern in life expectancy in România was different by gender, area, and
development regions.
The
cluster analysis showed that there is o great number of counties for which the
life expectancy falls below the first quartile. Conclusions .
T he
patterns in life expectancy in România are different by gender, area and
development regions. It is important to explore the association between life
expectancy and life quality indices before confirming the hypothesis that the
gain in life expectancy at different ages in România is also a gain in life
quality.
关键词：life expectancy, gain in life expectancy,
cluster analysis
