Asia-Pacific Journal of Mathematics and Statistics

Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2020

  • Mortality Prediction and Application Based on APC Model

    Hongmin Xiao, Haifei Ma, Hongyu Zhao

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2020
    Pages: 5-9
    Received: 24 March 2020
    Accepted: 13 September 2020
    Published: 23 September 2020
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    Abstract: In this paper, the APC (age period cohort) model with year of birth effect is used to fit and predict China's population mortality data. Firstly, the parameters of APC model are estimated by maximum likelihood method. Through residual analysis of the model, it is found that the model captures the effects of age, calendar year and birth year, and th... Show More