Short communication, Note

https://doi.org/10.18054/pb.v120i1.5759

The Stochastic Determinism of Aging and Death

Berislav Momcilovic orcid.org/0000-0002-5879-0717
Juraj Prejac
Vjeran Višnjević
Ninoslav Mimica

Abstract

We have studied human life expectancy in Croatia with the median derivative power function model; the median age of death was 76 and 81 years for men and women respectively. Cummulative mortality increases at a constant rate after the age 60 y and 65 y for men and women, respectively (r2 = 0.99 and 0.98). Individual life span is a stochastic (random) event within the deterministic frame of cumulative mortality.

Keywords

aging; life expectancy; death; determinism; randomness; sex

Hrčak ID:

204231

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/204231

Publication date:

30.6.2018.

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