Evaluating the Performance of Variants of the Lee-Carter Method for Mortality Forecasting in the Population Projection of the Czech Republic from the Czech Statistical Office 2023–2100

This article discusses the use of the Lee-Carter model, one of the most widely used methods for mortality forecasting. It also discusses its modified versions, namely the cohort and coherent variants, which were developed to improve the forecast accuracy of the model. This article compares them in t...

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Main Author: David Morávek
Format: Article
Language:ces
Published: Czech Statistical Office 2024-12-01
Series:Demografie
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Online Access:https://csu.gov.cz/evaluating-the-performance-of-variants-of-the-lee-carter-method-for-mortality-forecasting-in-the-population-projection-of-the-czech-republic-from-the-czech-statistical-office-2023-2100_cz
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Summary:This article discusses the use of the Lee-Carter model, one of the most widely used methods for mortality forecasting. It also discusses its modified versions, namely the cohort and coherent variants, which were developed to improve the forecast accuracy of the model. This article compares them in terms of their ability to predict long-term mortality trends in the case of the Czech Republic. The projection of mortality was based on historical data on age-specific mortality rates from 1980 to 2019 for the so-called European mortality potential, which was constructed from the lowest observed mortality rates in developed European countries. On the basis of the results, the coherent Lee-Carter model was selected as the most appropriate model, which is described by the literature as more robust and suitable for projections with a long-term horizon.
ISSN:0011-8265
1805-2991