Background
Moriyama, Iwao Milton was born on January 26, 1909 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Saburo and Reki Moriyama.
Moriyama, Iwao Milton was born on January 26, 1909 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Saburo and Reki Moriyama.
Bachelor of Science, University California, Berkeley, 1931. Master in Public Health, Yale University, 1934. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1937.
Chief mortality analysis National Office of Vital Statistics United States Public Health Service, Washington, 1946—1961, director Office of Health Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics Rockville, Maryland, 1961—1974, associate director international statistics National Center Health Statistics, 1974—1975. Chief epidemiology and statistics department Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan, 1975—1978. Deputy executive director International Institute for Vital Registration and Statistics, Bethesda, Maryland, 1978—1986, president and executive director, from 1986.
Chief epidemiology and statistics department Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission, Hiroshima, 1971—1973. Visiting professor faculty of medicine University Tokyo, Japan, 1988. Collaborator program for accelerated improvement of civil registration and vital statistics in developing countries United Nations/World Health Organization.
Member expert panel on health statistics World Health Organization, Geneva, 1950—1975, head United States delegation International Conference for 9th Decennial Revision of International Classification of Diseases, 1975. Lecturer American University, Washington, 1965. Visiting lecturer biostatistics University California, Berkeley, 1967.
Project officer Longitudinal Study of Survival and Outcome of a Birth Cohort, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, 1969—1989, Longitudinal Studies in Human Reproduction, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, 1973—1989. Biostatistician vital statistics division Bureau of Census, United States Department Commerce, 1940—1946. Executive secretary United States National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, 1949—1975.
Editorial consultant Demography, 1966—1975. Consultant in field.
Fellow: American Public Health Association, Population Association American, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Statistical Association. Member: International Epidemiological Association, American Epidemiological Society, Cosmos Club, Sigma Xi, Delta Omega.
Married Toshiko Kako Moriyama. Children: Halley Isao, Ken.