Prospective new method for setting mortality assumptions for national population projections

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Prospective new method for setting mortality assumptions for national population projections

6 February 2023

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We are seeking feedback from users on the impacts and implications from a prospective change to our method for producing mortality projections for national population projections. Please respond to our online engagement exercise which is open until 20 February 2023.

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The supporting article explains the new prospective mortality assumption setting methodology and highlights findings from comparing this methodology with 2018-based and 2020-based national population projections produced using our current methodology. 

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Rich Pereira

Rich Pereira is head of Demography. You can follow Rich on Twitter for the latest in population statistics news: @RichPereira_ONS.

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