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Modeling and Forecasting Cause-of-Death Mortality by Socioeconomic Factors

Authors

Alexandre Boumezoued
Jean-Baptiste Coulomb
Al Klein, FSA, MAAA
Damien Louvet
Eve Elisabeth Titon
Milliman

Description:

Sponsored by the Research Expanding Boundaries Pool, this study enhances existing research  on modeling and forecasting cause-of-death mortality. Authored by a Milliman team led by Alexandre Boumezoued, the report provides a toolkit for actuaries and others to model and forecast mortality by cause and socioeconomic factors.

Materials:

Report: Modeling and Forecasting Cause-of-Death Mortality by Socioeconomic Factors

Tool: Causes of Death Forecasting Tool

Example: Causes of Death Forecasting – Drug

Example: Causes of Death Forecasting – Neoplasms

User Guide: Causes of Death Forecasting Tool User Guide

Acknowledgments:

Project Oversight Group Members: 

Jim Filmore, Chairperson, FSA, MAAA

Mary Pat Campbell, FSA, MAAA

Henry Egesi, FSA

Sophie (Lemeng) Feng, ASA, ACIA, CERA

Jean-Marc Fix, FSA, MAAA

Blake Hill, FSA, FCIA

Jason McKinley, FSA

Larry Stern, FSA, MAAA

Mark Walker, FSA, MAAA

Daniel Zamarripa, MD

At the Society of Actuaries: 

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

Jan Schuh, Senior Research Administrator

Ronora Stryker, ASA, MAAA, Senior Practice Research Actuary

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