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Frailty Modelling for Adult and Old Age Mortality

Year: 2000

Type: article

Abstract: Unobserved differences in individual's susceptibility to death are an important aspect in the analysis of contemporary mortality patterns. However, observed mortality rates at adult and old ages, which are usually well-described by a Gompertz curve, ar

Source: Demographic Research

DOI: 10.4054/demres.2000.3.8

Authors: Hans-Peter Kohler, Iliana Kohler

Institutions: Max Planck Society, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

Language: English

Topic: Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Max-Planck-Institut für demografische Forschung