Abstract
This study suggests the use of 2 new summary indices of the level and structure of mortality, called equivalent lengths of life. These are adjusted life expectancies, a correction being made for the dispersion and eventually also for the asymmetry of the distribution of ages at death. Their computation is based on the use of Gini's Mean Difference. A short illustration is also presented, based on Italian life tables for the period 1881-1970.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 25-39 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Genus |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| State | Published - Jan 1988 |
