Analysis of lifetime death probability for major causes of death among residents in China

• Main Authors: Ping Yuan (Author), Jianjun Xiang (Author), Matthew Borg (Author), Tiehui Chen (Author), Xiuquan Lin (Author), Xiane Peng (Author), Kuicheng Zheng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cumulative mortality rate and cumulative mortality risk are two commonly used indicators to measure the impact and severity of diseases. However, they are calculated during a defined life span and assume the subject does not die from other causes. This study aims to use a new ind...