This lifetable identity is the same no matter what kind of lifetable is required. You can find it in any demography textbook.

lt_id_d_q(ndx)

Arguments

ndx

numeric. Vector of age-specific lifetable survivorship.

Value

nqx vector of lifetable death probabilities.

Details

The vector returned is the same length as dx.

References

Preston S, Heuveline P, Guillot M (2000). Demography: measuring and modeling population processes. Wiley-Blackwell.