A Method for Estimating Size of Population Aged 90 and over with Application to the U.S. Census 2000 Data

In many countries population estimates are unreliable at higher ages. In this article a method for producing an independent estimate of population aged 90+ from data on deaths and population estimates at lower ages is developed. The method builds on an indirect mortality estimate from deaths only an...

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2004-11-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol11/9/