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Modeling and Prediction of the Mortality Trend due to Accidents in Golestan Province Based on the Lee-carter Model

open access: yesتحقیقات سلامت در جامعه, 2022
Introduction and purpose: Accidents are one of the main causes of death that impose a great socioeconomic burden on society. This study aimed to model and predict the trend of mortality due to accidents in Golestan province, Iran, from 2011 to 2020 ...
Alireza Heidari   +5 more
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Markov-Switching Bayesian Vector Autoregression Model in Mortality Forecasting

open access: yesRisks, 2023
We apply a Markov-switching Bayesian vector autoregression (MSBVAR) model to mortality forecasting. MSBVAR has not previously been applied in this context, and our results show that it is a promising tool for mortality forecasting. Our model shows better
Wanying Fu   +3 more
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Credible Regression Approaches to Forecast Mortality for Populations with Limited Data

open access: yesRisks, 2019
In this paper, we propose a credible regression approach with random coefficients to model and forecast the mortality dynamics of a given population with limited data.
Apostolos Bozikas, Georgios Pitselis
doaj   +1 more source

A Comparison of Forecasting Mortality Models Using Resampling Methods

open access: yesMathematics, 2020
The accuracy of the predictions of age-specific probabilities of death is an essential objective for the insurance industry since it dramatically affects the proper valuation of their products.
David Atance, Ana Debón, Eliseo Navarro
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Evaluating the Performance of Variants of the Lee-Carter Method for Mortality Forecasting in the Population Projection of the Czech Republic from the Czech Statistical Office 2023–2100

open access: yesDemografie
This article discusses the use of the Lee-Carter model, one of the most widely used methods for mortality forecasting. It also discusses its modified versions, namely the cohort and coherent variants, which were developed to improve the forecast accuracy
David Morávek
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Letter from Robert Lee Carter

open access: yes
Letter from Robert Lee Carter from the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to Christopher Columbus Henry, L. A. Ashley, and Ivory M. Davis. The letter states that Carter has not received a reply from Henry regarding his proposed trip to Houston.https://
Carter, Robert Lee
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Backtesting the Lee–Carter and the Cairns–Blake–Dowd Stochastic Mortality Models on Italian Death Rates

open access: yesRisks, 2017
This work proposes a backtesting analysis that compares the Lee–Carter and the Cairns–Blake–Dowd mortality models, employing Italian data. The mortality data come from the Italian National Statistics Institute (ISTAT) database and span the period 1975 ...
Carlo Maccheroni, Samuel Nocito
doaj   +1 more source

Mortality forecasting in Colombia from abridged life tables by sex

open access: yesGenus, 2018
Background An adequate forecasting model of mortality that allows an analysis of different population changes is a topic of interest for countries in demographic transition.
Gisou Diaz   +2 more
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Investigating Mortality Uncertainty Using the Block Bootstrap

open access: yesJournal of Probability and Statistics, 2010
This paper proposes a block bootstrap method for measuring mortality risk under the Lee-Carter model framework. In order to take account of all sources of risk (the process risk, the parameter risk, and the model risk) properly, a block bootstrap is ...
Xiaoming Liu, W. John Braun
doaj   +1 more source

Race and life expectancy in the USA in the Great Depression

open access: yesGenus, 2019
Prior work has highlighted increases in life expectancy in the USA during the Great Depression. This contradicts the tenet that life expectancy is positively correlated with human welfare, but it coheres with recent literature on mortality and recessions.
Tim A. Bruckner   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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