Continuing increases in life expectancy beyond previously-held limits have brought to the
fore the critical importance of mortality forecasting. Significant developments in mortality …

Publisher Summary This chapter presents a discussion on the reliability theory of aging and
longevity. In reliability theory, aging is defined as a phenomenon of increasing risk of failure …

This report presents life expectancy estimates calculated using complete period life tables
based on provisional death counts for 2021 by sex and for the total, Hispanic, non-Hispanic …

Objectives—This report presents complete period life tables for the United States by race,
Hispanic origin, and sex, based on age-specific death rates in 2016. Methods—Data used to …

Objectives-This report presents period life tables for the United States, based on age-
specific death rates for the period 2009-2011. These tables are the most recent in a 110 …

Theories about biological limits to life span and evolutionary shaping of human longevity
depend on facts about mortality at extreme ages, but these facts have remained a matter of …

Background To plan social and health services, future life expectancy projections are
needed. The aim of this study was to forecast the future life expectancy for mainland China …

Objectives—This report presents complete period life tables for the United States by race,
Hispanic origin, and sex, based on age-specific death rates in 2015. Methods—Data used to …

Background Exposure to fine particulate matter pollution (PM2. 5) is hazardous to health.
Our aim was to directly estimate the health and longevity impacts of current PM2. 5 …

Purpose We examined total, light, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) as
predictors of mortality in a nationally representative sample of older adults. Then, we …