Article Dans Une Revue International Journal of Forecasting Année : 2023

Thirty years on: A review of the Lee–Carter method for forecasting mortality

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The introduction of the Lee–Carter (LC) method marked a breakthrough in mortality forecasting, providing a simple yet powerful data-driven stochastic approach. The method has the merit of capturing the dynamics of mortality change by a single time index that is almost invariably linear. This thirtieth anniversary review of its 1992 publication examines the LC method and the large body of research that it has since spawned. We first describe the method and present a 30-year ex post evaluation of the original LC forecast for U.S. mortality. We then review the most prominent extensions of the LC method in relation to the limitations that they sought to address. With a focus on the efficacy of the various extensions, we review existing evaluations and comparisons. To conclude, we juxtapose the two main statistical approaches used, discuss further issues, and identify several potential avenues for future research.

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hal-04318718 , version 1 (01-12-2023)

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Ugofilippo Basellini, Carlo Giovanni Camarda, Heather Booth. Thirty years on: A review of the Lee–Carter method for forecasting mortality. International Journal of Forecasting, 2023, 39 (3), pp.1033-1049. ⟨10.1016/j.ijforecast.2022.11.002⟩. ⟨hal-04318718⟩
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