title: Reconstruction of Indian life tables for 1901-1981 and projections for 1981-2001.
abstract: "An attempt has been made to reconstruct life tables for India from 1901-11 to 1971-81 and to project for the decades 1981-91 and 1991-2001 by adopting a Brass relational model.  The earlier actuarial life tables seem to have been based on a British model of sex differentials in mortality leading to higher life expectancies for females--not in tune with Indian experience.  Consistency has been attained in this study by taking recourse to mortality patterns obtained from the Sample Registration System."
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D005544:Forecasting; D007194:India; D008017:Life Expectancy; D015993:Life Tables; D008136:Longevity; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009026:Mortality; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Asia; Data Collection; Data Sources; Demographic Analysis; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Estimation Technics; India; Length Of Life; Life Expectancy--women; Life Table Method; Life Tables; Models, Theoretical; Mortality; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Projection; Research Methodology; Southern Asia