Volume 14 - Article 11 | Pages 217–236
Ages of origin and destination for a difference in life expectancy
Abstract
Decomposition of a difference in life expectancies may identify ages at which the difference originates in mortality differences, or may identify age at which the difference results in different values of person-years lived (life table population). This study shows that the two approaches are orthogonally related to each other, and derives an origin-destination decomposition matrix in which summing in one direction produces Andreev's origin-decomposition results, while summing in the other direction produces destination-decomposition corresponding to directly-observed differences in nLx values.
Author's Affiliation
- Elwood Carlson - Florida State University, United States of America EMAIL
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