Introduction to new demographic model for humans

Details Introduction to new demographic model for humans Introduction to new demographic model for humans

2004-04-22

arxiv.org/abs/q-bio/0404025v1

Biology

Quantitative Biology

Populations and Evolution

12 pages, 1 figure

Scientific paper

The Gompertz model since 1825 has significantly contributed to interpretation of ageing in biological and social sciences. However, in modern research findings, it is clear that the Gompertz model is not successful to describe the whole demographic trajectories. In this letter, a new demographic model is introduced especially to describe human demographic trajectories, for example, for Sweden (2002). The new model is derived from the Weibull model with an age-dependent shape parameter, which seems to indicate the dynamical aspects of biological systems for longevity. We will discuss the origin of the age-dependent shape parameter. Finally, the new model presented here has significant potential to change our understanding of definition of maximum longevity.

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