age-specific
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For example, if 10% of a group of people alive at their 90th birthday die before their 91st birthday, the age-specific death probability at 90 would be 10%.
Our leaders at Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute include clinically-trained, board-certified pediatric specialists who clearly recognize the need to manage small sample volumes and provide age-specific reference ranges.
Dr. Gilboa also has age-specific suggestions for parents, based on the worries that plague the specific age sets.
However, for some purposes, such as pensions calculations, it is usual to adjust the life table used by assuming that age-specific death rates will continue to decrease over the years, as they have usually done in the past.
It is important to note that the statistic is usually based on past mortality experience and assumes that the same age-specific mortality rates will continue into the future.
Red numbers indicate chance of survival at a specific age, and blue ones indicate age-specific death rates.