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  • Demography
  • Gerontology
  • Population Health

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  • Aging rate is a key human aging characteristic.
  • Previous studies using cross-sectional data suggested stable or increasing aging rates.
  • Analysis of real birth cohorts provides a more accurate understanding of aging dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze historical changes in actuarial aging rates within human cohorts.
  • To investigate patterns of aging rate changes across different populations and birth years.
  • To test the compensation effect of mortality (CEM) in human cohorts.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized one-year cohort age-specific death rates from the Human Mortality Database (HMD).
  • Estimated Gompertz parameters in the 50-80 year age interval for 2,294 cohorts from 76 populations.
  • Analyzed historical trends in the Gompertz slope parameter for actuarial aging rate.

Main Results:

  • Two distinct patterns of actuarial aging rate changes were observed across cohorts.
  • Higher mortality Eastern European countries showed a continuous decline from 1910-1940 birth cohorts.
  • Lower mortality countries (Western Europe, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, USA) showed initial decline followed by an increase after ~1930 birth cohorts.
  • Overall, 68% of populations exhibited a decreasing trend in actuarial aging rate over time.
  • Compensation effect of mortality (CEM) was confirmed in human cohorts.
  • Cohort species-specific lifespan estimates aligned with previous cross-sectional data.

Conclusions:

  • Actuarial aging rates in human cohorts display complex historical patterns, varying by population mortality levels.
  • The study highlights the importance of cohort-based analysis over cross-sectional data for understanding aging dynamics.
  • The compensation effect of mortality is a relevant factor in human aging, influencing lifespan estimates.