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demofit

Parametric Mortality Curve Fitting and Mortality Forecasting Tools

v0.1.4 · Jun 11, 2026 · GPL-3

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Provides tools for fitting parametric mortality curves. Implements multiple optimisation strategies to enhance robustness and stability of parameter estimation. Offers tools for forecasting mortality rates guided by mortality curves. For modelling details see: Tabeau (2001) <doi:10.1007/0-306-47562-6_1>, Renshaw and Haberman (2006) <doi:10.1016/j.insmatheco.2005.12.001>, Cairns et al. (2009) <doi:10.1080/10920277.2009.10597538>, Li and Lee (2005) <doi: 10.1353/dem.2005.0021>.

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Dependencies Reverse dependencies forecast minpack.lm MortalityLaws NlcOptim MASS demofit

Version History

4 tracked
updated 0.1.4 ← 0.1.3 diff Jun 11, 2026
updated 0.1.3 ← 0.1.2 diff Apr 28, 2026
updated 0.1.2 ← 0.1.1 diff Apr 9, 2026
new 0.1.1 Mar 16, 2026