Mortality of Centenarians in the United States
In the United States, we have not yet reached the point where unedited numerators and denominators for death rates or probabilities are of satisfactory quality for measuring the mortality of centenarians. Ignoring this reality can lead to an estimation of
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Exceptional Lifespans
Demographic Research Monographs Series Editor Mikko Myrskylä Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
The Springer series Demographic Research Monographs publishes refereed monographs under the editorial supervision of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. The scope of the series spans the entire field of demography, with a view to significantly advance research. Key research topics include population health, fertility, migration and aging. The series also places special emphasis on digital and computational demography, mathematical demography, historical demography, labor demography, lifespan inequalities, and biodemography, including research with ties to computer science, epidemiology, genetics, evolutionary biology and paleodemography. Each volume has a link to research conducted at or supported by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/5521
Heiner Maier • Bernard Jeune • James W. Vaupel Editors
Exceptional Lifespans
Editors Heiner Maier Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research Rostock, Germany
Bernard Jeune University of Southern Denmark Odense, Denmark
James W. Vaupel University of Southern Denmark Odense, Denmark
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