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Selected Issues in Modelling Mortality by Cause and in Small Populations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 June 2011

S. J. Richards
S. J. Richards
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Abstract

Actuarial practice as regards mortality analysis and projection is changing rapidly. This paper provides a short introduction to some of the limitations and risks in using trends in cause of death as a means for projecting future mortality rates. It also covers recent developments in analysing the mortality of smaller populations, including survival models and “piggyback” models.

Keywords

Cause of DeathForecastingSurvival ModelsMortality Laws
Type
Sessional meetings: papers and abstracts of discussions
Information
British Actuarial Journal , Volume 15 , Issue S1 , 2009 , pp. 267 - 283
Copyright
Copyright © Institute and Faculty of Actuaries 2009

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