Mortality Among the Elderly in Sweden 1988–1997 |
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| Authors: | Maria Lindbergson |
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| Institution: | Lehrstuhl für Versicherungswissenschaft , Universit?t Karlsruhe , Kronenstrasse 34, D-761 33 , Karlsruhe , Germany E-mail: christian.hipp@wiwi.uni-karlsruhe.de |
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| Abstract: | By replacing the exponential growth in a Makeham function with a straight line at very high ages, graduated mortality rates gives an acceptable adherence to observed data. |
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| Keywords: | Modified Makeham Function Weighted Least Square Method Life Expectancy |
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