20 citations · 24 across the 4 of their papers we have counts for
4 papers
Drewnowski's index to measure lifespan variation: Revisiting the Gini coefficient of the life table
José Manuel Aburto, Ugofilippo Basellini, Annette Baudisch +1
The Gini coefficient of the life table is a concentration index that provides information on lifespan variation. Originally proposed by economists to measure income and wealth ineq…
The threshold age of Keyfitz' entropy
José Manuel Aburto, Jesús-Adrián Alvarez, Francisco Villavicencio +1
BACKGROUND Indicators of relative inequality of lifespans are important because they capture the dimensionless shape of aging. They are markers of inequality at the population leve…
Does the risk of death continue to rise among supercentenarians?
Francisco Villavicencio, José Manuel Aburto
A recent study in the 2017 Living to 100 Monograph published by the Society of Actuaries suggests, in contrast to previous research, that the risk of death after 110 increases with…
The human longevity record may hold for decades
Adam Lenart, José Manuel Aburto, Anders Stockmarr +1
Since 1990 Jeanne Louise Calment has held the record for human longevity. She was born on 21 February 1875, became the longest-lived human on 12 May 1990 when she was 115.21 and di…