| Article ID: | iaor20021465 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 52 |
| Issue: | 7 |
| Start Page Number: | 842 |
| End Page Number: | 843 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2001 |
| Journal: | Journal of the Operational Research Society |
| Authors: | Adekola O.A. |
This note offers a simple mathematical model for life expectancy in a nonhomogeneous population. It is a function of life expectancy at birth and age of the population. The method is illustrated using Australian males (1961) data.