Forecasting Malaysian mortality rates using the Lee-Carter model with fitting period variants

Forecasting Malaysian mortality rates using the Lee-Carter model with fitting period variants

This study aims to forecast Malaysian mortality rates by age and gender using the well-known Lee-Carter model. Data obtained from the Department of Statistics Malaysia which consists of central mortality rates by age and gender from year 1970 to 2018. Two different sets of fitting periods were deter...

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Main Authors: Adzhar N. (Author), Ahatjonovich A.A (Author), Hamid M.R.A (Author), Ibrahim, N.S.M (Author), Jaini N.I (Author), Lazam, N.M (Author), Misni F. (Author), Moslim N.H (Author), Nasir N.M (Author), Satari S.Z (Author), Shair, S.N (Author), Yusoff W.N.S.W (Author), Zabidi S.F.A (Author), Zakaria R. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing Ltd 2021
Subjects:
Akaike information criterion
Bayesian information criterion
Errors
Forecasting
Lee-Carter model
Mean square error
Mortality indices
Mortality rate
Population statistics
Reliable models
Root mean square errors
Sample error
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