coale_demeny_ltm: Coale-Demeny Model Life Tables

In u5mr: Under-Five Child Mortality Estimation

Description

The Coale-Demeny life tables consist of four sets of models, each representing a distinct mortality pattern. Each model is arranged in terms of 25 mortality levels, associated with different expectations of life at birth for females in such a way that e0 of 20 years corresponds to level 1 and e0 of 80 years corresponds to level 25.

Usage

data(coale_demeny_ltm)

Format

An object of class "list"; consist of four data.frame for male, female and both sexes.

Details

The four underlying mortality patterns of the Coale-Demeny models are called "North", "South", "East" and "West". They were identified through statistical and graphical analysis of a large number of life tables of acceptable quality, mainly for European countries.

Reference: United Nations (1990) "Step-by-step guide to the estimation of the child mortality" https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/mortality/stepguide_childmort.pdf

References

United Nations Population Studies (1990) Step-by-Step Guide to the Estimation of Child Mortality No.107:1-83 (United Nations)

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