Years Added to Life in Old Age

The momentous transition from high to low mortality - and thereby to modernsociety - has been thoroughly studied by measuring the dynamics of mortality byage and sex and by cause of death as well as by the ubiquitous summary measure,the life expectancy at birth. In the following, we look at it from a slightly differentangle, the years added to different stages of life, particularly to old age

Longevity in the light of the latest data

&nbsp

The Survivor Ratio Method for Estimating Numbers at High Ages

Only a few countries have official population statistics which are sufficiently accurate to produce reliable estimates of death rates at high ages. For other countries, there are several methods which can be used to produce improved estimates. The choice is important for research on old age mortality. In 1999 the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research undertook a research project to compare the performance of the three leading methods, using data for nine countries over 35 years. This paper describes the research and the results, which were unexpectedly simple. It also gives an authoritative account of the most successful method.estimation techniques, high ages, population estimates, survivor ratio

Mortality of the elderly in late 19th and early 20th century Finland

Publication available in the Library of Statistics.Julkaisu saatavilla Tilastokirjastossa:https://tilastokeskus.finna.fi/Record/tilda.22994</a

Mortality : geographic differentials in infant mortality in Finland in 1871–1983

Publication available in the Library of Statistics.Julkaisu saatavilla Tilastokirjastossa:https://tilastokeskus.finna.fi/Record/tilda.22989</a