In actuarial science and demography, a life table (also called a mortality table or actuarial table) is a table which shows, for each age, what the probability is that a person of that age will die before his or her next birthday ("probability of death"). From this starting point, a number of inferences can be derived.
- the probability of surviving any particular year of age
- remaining life expectancy for people at different ages
Life tables are also used extensively in biology and epidemiology. The concept is also of importance in product life cycle management.
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