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Life lived and left: Carey’s equality

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James Vaupel (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research)
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In a stationary population, age composition and the distribution of remaining lifespans are identical. This equivalence can be used to estimate age structure if information is available on time to death.

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Article provided by Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany in its journal Demographic Research.

Volume (Year): 20 (2009)
Issue (Month): 3 (January)
Pages: 7-10
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Keywords: age composition; age estimation; remaining lifespan;

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  1. Joshua R. Goldstein, 2009. "Life lived equals life left in stationary populations," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 20(2), pages 3-6, January. [Downloadable!]
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