Forecasting Mortality in Developed Countries : Insights from a Statistical, Demographic and Epidemiological Perspective

A Review of Demographic Forecasting Models for Mortality -- A Review of Epidemiological Approaches to Forecasting Mortality and Morbidity -- Theoretical Perspectives on Forecasting Mortality -- A Regression Model of Mortality, with Application to the Netherlands -- Forecasting Mortality from Regression Models: The Case of the Netherlands -- Gompertz in Context: The Gompertz and Related Distributions -- Comparing Theoretical Age Patterns of Mortality Beyond the Age of 80 -- From Theory to Practice -- Predicting Mortality from Period, Cohort or Cause-specific Trends: A Study of Four European Countries -- Incorporating Risk Factor Epidemiology in Mortality Projections -- Projecting Mortality in Population Forecasts in the Netherlands -- The Latest Mortality Forecasts in the European Union -- Issues for the Future: More Consistency and Transparency -- Mortality Models Incorporating Theoretical Concepts of Ageing -- Towards an Integration of the Statistical, Demographic and Epidemiological Perspectives in Forecasting Mortality.