Respiratory Tuberculosis Mortality Among the Sephardic Jews of Gibraltar

Document Type

Article

Authors

L A. Sawchuck, University of Toronto, West Hill, Ontario
D A. Herring, University of Toronto, West Hill, Ontario

Abstract

The existing evidence for a Jewish advantage in terms of lower respiratory tuberculosis mortality is reviewed and criticized. New evidence on Sephardic Jews is presented. Analysis of cause-specific death records for the inhabitants of Gibraltar from 1890 to 1939 revealed that the Sephardic Jews enjoyed a relative advantage over non-Jews in terms of respiratory tuberculosis mortality. Socioeconomic, demographic, and cultural factors appear to have buffered the Jews, particularly those in the post-reproductive age categories, from respiratory tuberculosis.

Recommended Citation

Sawchuck, L A. and Herring, D A. (1984) "Respiratory Tuberculosis Mortality Among the Sephardic Jews of Gibraltar," Human Biology: Vol. 56: Iss. 2, Article 8.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol56/iss2/8