Kenyan Mortality and Survivorship Tables

Abstract

Mortality tables are one of the oldest statistical tools widely used by demographers , medics and actuaries.This is because,they enables the representation of mortality in terms of probability. These tables are constructed from vital registration data e.g census data basing on reference years and can be broadly classi ed into two,i.e complete life table and abridged life tables. Complete life table considers all the single years of age from birth to the last applicable year.This table is also known as unabridged life table. The latter is constructed using age intervals.In most cases,these time intervals are usually of ten or ve years. Life tables provides an e ective way of presenting and evaluating survival and mortality data.They provide a method of analysing summary tables ,mortality curves ,survival plots and life expectancies. It is of great bene t to understand the basics of life table construction not only to scholars but also to industrial players like pension schemes,hospitals ,life o ces and even in social security as through examination of mortality rates and survival rates,these sectors are able to make the right cause of action. In this research work,we reviewed the basic methodology of mortality table analysis with a speci c focus on applying the Kenyan insured lives experience data.Thereon we constructed complete Kenyan life tables by age and gender and compared them with the standard English Life Tables.