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An integrated system for demographic estimation from two age distributions

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This paper presents a simple method for estimating a birth rate and a level of mortality for an intercensal period. The birth rate is estimated from the intercept of a line fitted to data and the level of mortality from the slope of that line. The formula that is developed is based upon a recent generalization of stable population relations. An estimate of childhood mortality level is an optional but significant piece of additional input. An important by-product of the procedure is an estimate of the true age distribution.

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  1. Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, 19104, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Samuel H. Preston

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Preston, S.H. An integrated system for demographic estimation from two age distributions. Demography 20, 213–226 (1983). https://doi.org/10.2307/2061236

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