Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Life expectancy

  1. Skewness and kurtosis explain much of lifespan disparity
    Analysis of 41 countries shows how skewness and kurtosis of age-at-death distributions explain mortality compression trends and lifespan disparity patterns from 1751–2019.
  2. Regional aging disparities and longer female survival in Nepal
    Analysis of Nepal census data reveals accelerated population aging from 5.0% to 10.2% older adults, with marked provincial and gender disparities requiring differentiated policy approaches.