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Lee-Carter mortality forecasting

A Multi-Country Comparison of Variants and Extensions

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ID7743897
AuthorsHeather Booth (0000-0002-8356-0534, Australian National University), Rob Hyndman, Rob J Hyndman (0000-0002-2140-5352, Monash University), Leonie Tickle (0000-0002-2406-6296, Macquarie University), Piet de Jong (0000-0002-8426-1886, Macquarie University)
Year2006
Volume15
Pages289-310
Publication date2006-10-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDemographic Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1435-9871 • E-ISSN: 2363-7064
PublisherMax Planck Institute for Demographic Research (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.4054/demres.2006.15.9
OpenAlexW2134747174
LanguageEN
Citations received33
References cited25

We compare the short- to medium-term accuracy of five variants or extensions of the Lee-Carter method for mortality forecasting. These include the original Lee-Carter, the Lee-Miller and Booth-Maindonald-Smith variants, and the more flexible Hyndman-Ul

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Citations per year1,74
Citation span2007 - 2026 (20)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
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