Estimating the expectation of life at older ages

1 July 1984

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Population Studies

Vol. 38 (2) , 313-319
https://doi.org/10.1080/00324728.1984.10410292

Abstract

A mathematical formula expressing the expectation of life e(a) at age a as a function of the death rate, the average age and the rate of growth of the population in the age interval a and above has been derived on the assumption of a stable population model. The formula is particularly helpful in estimating life expectancies at old ages, where the age and death statistics are of questionable accuracy in many countries. It is comforting to note that for age 65 the estimator is remarkably insensitive to violations from the assumption of stability. This has been amply demonstrated by the estimates obtained for a number of countries.

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A simple equation for estimating the expectation of life at old ages
Population Studies, 1982