Gamma-Gompertz–Makeham law

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mathematical expression

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MaRDI QIDQ6674370

mathematical expression for the mortality based on a Gamma-Gompertz-Makeham law, named after Benjamin Gompertz, William Matthew Makeham

Defining Formula: $\mu (x)=\frac{a\exp (bx)}{1+\frac{a\gamma }{b}(\exp (bx)-1)}+c$

$\gamma$ represents heterogeneity of death rate

$\mu$ represents risk of death

$a$ represents level of mortality

$b$ represents rate of aging

$c$ represents extrinsic mortality

$x$ represents age of a person

Described at:

Adequate life-expectancy reconstruction for adult human mortality data

Further items linking to Gamma-Gompertz–Makeham law

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Gamma-Gompertz-Makeham model	contains
Gompertz–Makeham law of mortality	specialized by

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