A dataset with mortality rates from Insee's 2021 population forecast (central scenario) — FRInseeMortalityForecast2021 • healthexpectancies

The dataset includes observed values from 1962 to 2020, then forecasted values from 2021 to 2070.

FRInseeMortalityForecast2021

Format

A data frame with 79134 observations and 6 variables:

age: age
year: year
sex: sex ('male' or 'female' or 'all')
type.obs: type of observation ('observed' or 'observed (prov.)' or 'forecasted')
def.age: definition of age ('age at end of year' or 'current age (approx)')
qx: mortality rates at each year, age, sex

Source

https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/5894083?sommaire=5760764

Details

Note: Insee's file provides number of death by age at the end of the year, not age at last birthday. We assume deaths are evenly distributed within the year, so we use simple average to convert from definition of age to the other.