Oldest Old Mortality in China
We find that the Kannisto model, a two-parameter logistic formula, fits Han Chinese death rates at oldest-old ages better than the Gompertz and four other models. Chinese death rates appear to be roughly similar to Swedish and Japanese rates after age 97 for both males and females. Because reports o...
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| Language: | English |
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
2003-04-01
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| Series: | Demographic Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol8/7/ |