A generalised life-expectancy model for a population

O A Adekola ()
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O A Adekola: The World Bank Country Office

Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2002, vol. 53, issue 8, 919-921

Abstract: Abstract In a recent paper, it was shown that the life-expectancy behaviour for homogeneous and non-homogeneous population differs markedly for moderately high and low ages. One therefore has two curves for each of these regions and the problem is how to construct a single life-expectancy curve which blends these two curves together in a satisfactory way. This note offers a simple mathematical and analytical model which is useful in estimating an acceptable life expectancy under all severities of life situation. A simple numerical example is given to illustrate the application of the method.

Keywords: life expectancy; homogeneous and non-homogeneous population; mean survival age; frailty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601394

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