Article ID: | iaor20031039 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Volume: | 53 |
Issue: | 8 |
Start Page Number: | 919 |
End Page Number: | 921 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2002 |
Journal: | Journal of the Operational Research Society |
Authors: | Adekola O.A. |
Keywords: | statistics: general |
In a recent paper, it was shown that the life-expectancy behaviour for homogeneous and non-homogeneous population differs markedly for moderately high and low ages. One therefore has two curves for each of these regions and the problem is how to construct a single life-expectancy curve which blends these two curves together in a satisfactory way. This note offers a simple mathematical and analytical model which is useful in estimating an acceptable life expectancy under all severities of life situation. A simple numerical example is given to illustrate the application of the method.