Life expectancy is the death-weighted average of the reciprocal of the survival-specific force of mortality
The hazard of mortality is usually presented as a function of age, but can be defined as a function of the fraction of survivors. This definition enables us to derive new relationships for life expectancy. Specifically, in a life-table population with a positive age-specific force of mortality at al...
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| Language: | English |
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Demographic Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol22/5/ |