Intrinsic Death Rate D Stable Calculator

Compute the stable-population intrinsic death rate d as the growth-discounted weighted average of age-specific deaths per person-year, accepting deaths directly or death rates times L(x).

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Compute the stable-population intrinsic death rate d as the growth-discounted weighted average of age-specific deaths per person-year, accepting deaths directly or death rates times L(x).

Compute the stable-population intrinsic death rate d as the growth-discounted weighted average of age-specific deaths per person-year, accepting deaths directly or death rates times L(x).1

When to use Intrinsic Death Rate D Stable Calculator

Use this stable-population relationship for analytical schedules whose fertility, mortality, migration assumptions, and age intervals match the model.

Growth rate r
Intrinsic annual growth rate r of the stable population.
Ages
Age at the start of each group in years.
L(x)
Life-table person-years L(x) per unit radix aligned with the ages.
Deaths
Annual deaths in each group; supply this or the rates below.
Rates m(x)
Age-specific death rates m(x); multiplied by L(x) when no deaths list is given.

How the method works

d
Intrinsic annual death rate d of the stable population.

Limitations and assumptions

Stable-population identities assume fixed vital rates and usually a closed population. Real populations with changing schedules or migration may be far from the implied equilibrium.

Alternative or Complementary measures

Compare the stable-population result with an observed age distribution or a cohort-component model using changing schedules. The difference indicates how strongly the equilibrium assumption shapes the result.

References

  1. Euler–Lotka equation — Wikipedia contributors

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