title: Formulae for cause-deleted life tables.
abstract: The medical and demographic literature contain two popular formulae for the construction of cause-deleted life table lx values, one developed for applications in follow-up studies and the other for cross-sectional studies. It turns out that for both types of applications one of the two formulae is virtually always of better quality than the other. A formula developed by Keyfitz and Frauenthal is usually better than either.
mesh_terms: D000206:Actuarial Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014481:United States