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).
Description
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
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Euler–Lotka equation — Wikipedia contributors
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