Probability
The probability calculation lets you calculate the probability of survival or death of a person based on a given life table.
Note: The life expectancy
at a given age can be looked up in the ex column of the life
table.
To open a life
table and view its data, select Life Tables from the File menu, then select
the desired life table in the Life table pop-up menu.
Input
| • life table | |
| • current age | |
| • target age x | |
| • target age y |
Results
| • survival to age x |
| • survival to age y |
| • death before age x |
| • death between ages x and y |
Examples
| • | Find the probability that John aged 30 will survive to ages 60 and 65.
Answer: there is a 87.1648 % probability that John survives to age 60 and a 80.8848 % probability that he will survive to age 65. |
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| • | Find the probability
that John will die before age 60.
Answer: there is a 12.8352 % probability that John will die before age 60 and a 6.2800 % probability that he will die between ages 60 and 65. |
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