Gompertz law of mortality

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:logic
actuarial law
gptkbp:A initial mortality rate
gptkbp:appliesTo human mortality
animal mortality
gptkbp:B rate of mortality increase with age
gptkbp:describes age-related increase in mortality rate
gptkbp:form exponential function
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Benjamin_Gompertz
1825
gptkbp:hasEquation μ(x) = Ae^{Bx}
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gompertz law of mortality
gptkbp:influenced life table construction
modern survival analysis
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Philosophical_Transactions_of_the_Royal_Society_of_London
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Gompertz–Makeham_law_of_mortality
gptkbp:usedIn biology
actuarial science
demography
gerontology
gptkbp:μ(x) force of mortality at age x
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Benjamin_Gompertz
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7