The modal age at death and the shifting mortality hypothesis
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The modal age at death is used to study the shifting mortality scenario experienced by low mortality countries. The relations of the life table functions at the modal age are analyzed using mortality models. In the models the modal age increases over t
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Trends over the 20th century from high-income countries, including England and Wales, show that as life expectancy and the modal age at death have increased, lifespan inequality has tended to decrease.
“Trends over the 20th century from high-income countries, including England and Wales, show that as life expectancy and the modal age at death have increased, lifespan inequality has tended to decrease.16”
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- Authors
- Canudas-Romo, V.
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- Demographic Research
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- 2008-07-08
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- 19
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- 1179-1204
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- 1435-9871 (ISSN-L)
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- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Global Health Care Issues
- Keywords
- mortality models, life expectancy, mortality decline
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