Cohort mortality in Sweden (pdf)

Facts about the statisticsCohort mortality in SwedenThe calculation of the life expectancy has then been done as follows:l x= l x-1* ( 1- q x-1)L x=0.5*( l x+l x+1) for x>0L 0=m*( l 0- l 1) + l 1e x= Σ L x/ l xIn the calculation of L 0, information on the average age of death (m)is needed. With the help of empirical material this constant has beenset at 0.29 for cohorts born before 1910 and at 0.1 for cohorts bornafter 1960. Linear transformation for the years in between.Reliability of the statisticsThe statistics are highly reliable. More information is available inChapter 2.184 Statistics Sweden