Journal of Population Sciences
Table 11 Mean absolute (percent) error over the period 1960–2014 and mean error over the period 2005–2014 of the log death rates of the Lee-Carter forecast estimated over the period 1960–2014, men and women combined
FRA | ESP | SWE | BEL | UK | NOR | FIN | NLD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean absolute error (1960–2014) | 0.054 | 0.076 | 0.087 | 0.071 | 0.051 | 0.097 | 0.094 | 0.060 |
Mean absolute percent error (1960–2014) | 1.07 | 1.49 | 1.53 | 1.39 | 1.08 | 1.70 | 1.88 | 1.22 |
Mean error (2005–2014) | − 0.005 | − 0.010 | − 0.010 | − 0.010 | − 0.007 | − 0.016 | − 0.010 | − 0.015 |