Cause-specific measures of life years lost

Per Kragh Andersen, Vladimir Canudas-Romo and Niels Keiding
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Per Kragh Andersen: Københavns Universitet
Vladimir Canudas-Romo: Australian National University
Niels Keiding: Københavns Universitet

Demographic Research, 2013, vol. 29, issue 41, 1127-1152

Abstract: Background: A new measure of the number of life years lost due to specific causes of death is introduced. Methods: This measure is based on the cumulative incidence of death, it does not require "independence" of causes, and it satisfies simple balance equations: "total number of life years lost = sum of cause-specific life years lost", and "total number of life years lost before age x + temporary life expectancy between birth and age x = x". Results: The measure is contrasted to alternatives suggested in the demographic literature and all methods are illustrated using Danish and Russian multiple decrement life-tables.

Keywords: life expectancy; multiple decrement life table; competing risks; life years lost; cumulative incidence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J1 Z0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2013.29.41

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