Analysis of Historical U. S. Population Mortality Improvement Drivers 1959-2016

Authors

Andrés M. Villegas, Ph.D.
University of New South Wales

Madhavi Bajekal, Ph.D.
University College London

Steven Haberman, Ph.D., FIA
City, University of London

Luke Zhou
University of New South Wales

Description

The Mortality & Longevity Strategic Research Program Steering Committees is pleased to present a new report examining mortality improvement drivers in the U.S. for the period 1959-2016.  The study identifies significant U.S. mortality improvement/deterioration trends since 1959 including, but not limited to, those described in the SOA report, Components of Historical Mortality Improvement, using cause-of-death and other relevant data sources to quantify the likely degree of causality.

Report

Analysis of Historical U.S. Population Mortality

Acknowledgments:

Project Oversight Group members:

Larry Stern, Chair, FSA, MAAA

Jean-Marc Fix, FSA, MAAA

Sam Gutterman, FSA, MAAA, CERA, FCA, FCAS, HONFIA

Jennifer Haid, FSA

Larry Pinzur, Ph.D.

At the Society of Actuaries:

R. Dale Hall, FSA, MAAA, CERA, Managing Director of Research

Ronora Stryker, ASA, MAAA, Senior Practice Research Actuary

Jan Schuh, Senior Research Administrator

Erika Schulty, Research Administrator

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