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

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dc.contributor.authorVerwimp, Philip
dc.contributor.authorde Walque, Damien
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T19:09:01Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T19:09:01Z
dc.date.issued2009-03-01
dc.description.abstractThere is an extensive literature on violent conflicts such as the 1994 Rwandan genocide, but few papers examine the profiles of victims and perpetrators, or more broadly the micro-level dynamics of widespread violence. 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 family dead, the results also show that individuals with an urban or more educated background were more likely to die. Over and above the human tragedies, a long-term cost of the genocide is the country's loss of productive skills.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090303082217
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4850
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/4046
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4850
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADULT MORTALITY
dc.subjectAGE AT MARRIAGE
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICT
dc.subjectBIRTH COHORT
dc.subjectCENSUS
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectCIVILIAN POPULATION
dc.subjectCONDOMS
dc.subjectCURRENT POPULATION
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectEDUCATED GROUPS
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectEPIDEMIC
dc.subjectEXCESS MORTALITY
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectFORCED MIGRATION
dc.subjectGENOCIDE
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectMALES
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectNUMBER OF DEATHS
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPHARMACIES
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL POWER
dc.subjectPOOR HEALTH
dc.subjectPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOPULATION COMPOSITION
dc.subjectPOPULATION MOVEMENTS
dc.subjectPOPULATION STRUCTURE
dc.subjectPOPULATION STUDIES
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPROBABILITIES
dc.subjectPROBABILITY
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectREFUGEE
dc.subjectREFUGEE CAMPS
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectRESEARCH ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSEX RATIOS
dc.subjectSIBLINGS
dc.subjectSOCIAL STATUS
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.titleThe Demographic and Socio-economic Distribution of Excess Mortality during the 1994 Genocide in Rwandaen
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okr.crossref.titleThe Demographic And Socio-Economic Distribution Of Excess Mortality During The 1994 Genocide In Rwanda
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T12:20:10.524029Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid563841468305357571
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4850
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20090303082217
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum10309208
okr.identifier.reportWPS4850
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryRwanda
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.region.geographicalCentral Africa
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Other social services
okr.themeSocial dev/gender/inclusion :: Conflict prevention and post-conflict reconstruction
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Adolescent Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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