Gompertz law

Gom·pertz law

(gom'pĕrtz),
the proportional relationship of mortality to age; after age 35-40, the increase in mortality with age tends to be logarithmic.

Gom·pertz law

(gom'pĕrts law)
The proportional relationship of mortality to age; after age 35-40, the increase in mortality with age tends to be logarithmic.

Gompertz,

Benjamin, English actuary, 1779-1865.
Gompertz hypothesis - a theory that the force of mortality increases in geometrical progression.
Gompertz law - after age 35-40, the increase in mortality with age tends to be logarithmic.
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