Life expectancy estimation in small administrative areas with non-uniform population sizes: application to Australian New South Wales local government areas.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine a practical approach for deriving life expectancy estimates in Australian New South Wales local government areas which display a large diversity in population sizes.

Design

Population-based study utilising mortality and estimated residential population data.

Setting

153 local government areas in New South Wales, Australia.

Outcome measures

Key performance measures of Chiang II, Silcocks, adjusted Chiang II and Bayesian random effects model methodologies of life expectancy estimation including agreement analysis of life expectancy estimates and comparison of estimate SEs.

Results

Chiang II and Silcocks methods produced almost identical life expectancy estimates across a large range of population sizes but calculation failures and ex

SUBMITTER: Stephens AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3856616 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature