Table 3. Mortality models used in this study.
| Mortality Model | Function |
| Exponential (age-independent) | g(x) = g |
| Gompertz (increases with age) |
|
| Logistic |
|
| Decline with Age |
|
| U-shaped |
|
| Unimodal |
|
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