The Stochastic Determinism of Aging and Death

Authors

  • Berislav Momcilovic
  • Juraj Prejac
  • Vjeran Višnjević
  • Ninoslav Mimica

DOI:

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

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.

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Published

2018-07-25

Issue

Vol. 120 No. 1 (2018)

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