lt_id_l_d: Derive lifetable deaths from survivorship.

View source: R/lt_id.R

lt_id_l_dR Documentation

Derive lifetable deaths from survivorship.

Description

This lifetable identity is the same no matter what kind of lifetable is required. You can find it in any demography textbook.

Usage

lt_id_l_d(lx)

Arguments

lx

numeric. Vector of age-specific lifetable survivorship.

Details

The vector returned is the same length as lx and it sums to the lifetable radix. If the radix is one then this is the discrete deaths distribution.

Value

ndx vector of lifetable deaths.

References

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preston2000demographyDemoTools


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