[Adult mortality among indigenous and non-indigenous populations of Guatemala and Bolivia]. / Mortalidad adulta entre poblaciones indigenas y no indigenas de Guatemala y Bolivia.

PIP: "Use of the maternal orphanhood method permits comparison of adult female mortality levels between indigenous and non-indigenous population [in Guatemala and Bolivia].... Results show that in both countries adult female mortality is higher for the indigenous population. Comparison with infant mortality levels reveals differences in the mortality patterns between the two ethnic groups. In Guatemala--where estimates are more consistent--comparisons across time reveal a more rapid descent for infant than for adult mortality. As a consequence, differences in levels of adult mortality between indigenous and non-indigenous populations are higher than differences in infant mortality. In Bolivia estimates are not as consistent as in Guatemala." This paper was originally presented at the 1992 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America. (EXCERPT)^ieng