Kenyan Mortality and Survivorship Tables
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.
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University of Nairobi
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