Why do lifespan variability trends for the young and old diverge? A perturbation analysis

<b>Background</b>: Variation in lifespan has followed strikingly different trends for the young and old: while overall lifespan variability has decreased as life expectancy at birth has risen, the variability conditional on survival to older ages has increased. These diverging trends ref...

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Main Authors: Michal Engelman, Hal Caswell, Emily Agree
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2014-05-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol30/48/