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template- 2 lines on graph
| dx= number dying during age interval x to x+1 | ||||||||||
| nx= number alive at start of age interval x | ||||||||||
| lx= proportion surviving to start age interval x | ||||||||||
| 1. Notice the two cells highlighted in yellow and labelled "Category 1" and "Category 2". Replace the generic names with more specific names. | ||||||||||
| For example, Category 1 might be "Females" and Category 2 might be "Males." Just type right into the same cells where "Category 1" and "Category 2" currently appear. | ||||||||||
| 2. From your data, determine the number of people of each age class who died while at that age. These are your dx numbers. | ||||||||||
| Enter these numbers in the dx columns highlighted in yellow; the rest of the table and the graph should appear automatically | ||||||||||
| 3. If you want to see an example of a filled-in worksheet, go to the "example" worksheet within this spreadsheet- click on the example tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet. | ||||||||||
| Category 1 | Category 2 | |||||||||
| Age class | Age at start | x | dx | nx | lx | log(1000*lx) | dx | nx | lx | log(1000*lx) |
| 0-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10-19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20-29 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30-39 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 40-49 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 50-59 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 60-69 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 70-79 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 80-89 | 80 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 90-99 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 100-109 | 100 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 110-119 | 110 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 120+ | 120 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 |
template- 2 lines on graph
Category 1
Category 2
Age (years)
log(1000*lx)
template- 4 lines on graph
| dx= number dying during age interval x to x+1 | ||||||||||
| nx= number alive at start of age interval x | ||||||||||
| lx= proportion surviving to start age interval x | ||||||||||
| 1. See the worksheet "template- 2 lines on graph" for more detailed instructions | ||||||||||
| cohort1 | Females, Cohort 1 | Males, Cohort 1 | ||||||||
| Age class | Age at start | x | dx | nx | lx | log(1000*lx) | dx | nx | lx | log(1000*lx) |
| 0-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10-19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20-29 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30-39 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 40-49 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 50-59 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 60-69 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 70-79 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 80-89 | 80 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 90-99 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 100-109 | 100 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 110-119 | 110 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 120+ | 120 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| cohort2 | Females, Cohort 2 | Males, Cohort 2 | ||||||||
| Age class | Age at start | x | dx | nx | lx | log(1000*lx) | dx | nx | lx | log(1000*lx) |
| 0-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10-19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20-29 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30-39 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 40-49 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 50-59 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 60-69 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 70-79 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 80-89 | 80 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 90-99 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 100-109 | 100 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 110-119 | 110 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 120+ | 120 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 |
template- 4 lines on graph
Females, Cohort 1
Males, Cohort 1
Females, Cohort 2
Males, Cohort 2
Age (years)
log(1000*lx)
example
| dx= number dying during age interval x to x+1 | ||||||||||
| nx= number alive at start of age interval x | ||||||||||
| lx= proportion surviving to start age interval x | ||||||||||
| Data from the burial records of Trinity Church, an Episcopalian parish in St. Mary's City, Maryland | ||||||||||
| (http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/md/stmary/cemeteries/trinity.txt) | ||||||||||
| Born 1801-1850 | Females born 1801-1851 | Males born 1801-1850 | ||||||||
| Age class | Age at start | x | dx | nx | lx | log(1000*lx) | dx | nx | lx | log(1000*lx) |
| 0-9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 83 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 92 | 1 | 3 |
| 10-19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 0.9518072289 | 2.9785489989 | 1 | 83 | 0.902173913 | 2.955290265 |
| 20-29 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 78 | 0.9397590361 | 2.9730165103 | 7 | 82 | 0.8913043478 | 2.950026025 |
| 30-39 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 71 | 0.8554216867 | 2.9321802563 | 6 | 75 | 0.8152173913 | 2.911273436 |
| 40-49 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 0.8072289157 | 2.9069967103 | 10 | 69 | 0.75 | 2.8750612634 |
| 50-59 | 50 | 5 | 7 | 63 | 0.7590361446 | 2.8802624571 | 11 | 59 | 0.6413043478 | 2.8070641843 |
| 60-69 | 60 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 0.6746987952 | 2.8291099346 | 20 | 48 | 0.5217391304 | 2.71745341 |
| 70-79 | 70 | 7 | 24 | 42 | 0.5060240964 | 2.704171198 | 16 | 28 | 0.3043478261 | 2.483370204 |
| 80-89 | 80 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 0.2168674699 | 2.3361944127 | 11 | 12 | 0.1304347826 | 2.1153934187 |
| 90-99 | 90 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0.0481927711 | 1.682981899 | 1 | 1 | 0.0108695652 | 1.0362121727 |
| 100-109 | 100 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 110-119 | 110 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 120+ | 120 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 83 | 92 | ||||||||
| Born 1851-1900 | Females born 1851-1900 | Males born 1851-1900 | ||||||||
| Age class | Age at start | x | dx | nx | lx | log(1000*lx) | dx | nx | lx | log(1000*lx) |
| 0-9 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 157 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 142 | 1 | 3 |
| 10-19 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 144 | 0.9171974522 | 2.9624628397 | 4 | 125 | 0.8802816901 | 2.9446216686 |
| 20-29 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 140 | 0.8917197452 | 2.9502283833 | 9 | 121 | 0.8521126761 | 2.9304970259 |
| 30-39 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 133 | 0.847133758 | 2.9279519886 | 5 | 112 | 0.7887323944 | 2.8969296783 |
| 40-49 | 40 | 4 | 6 | 127 | 0.8089171975 | 2.9079040685 | 4 | 107 | 0.7535211268 | 2.8770954333 |
| 50-59 | 50 | 5 | 11 | 121 | 0.7707006369 | 2.8868857179 | 14 | 103 | 0.7253521127 | 2.8605488803 |
| 60-69 | 60 | 6 | 23 | 110 | 0.7006369427 | 2.8454930327 | 22 | 89 | 0.6267605634 | 2.7971016623 |
| 70-79 | 70 | 7 | 35 | 87 | 0.5541401274 | 2.7436196002 | 35 | 67 | 0.4718309859 | 2.6737864583 |
| 80-89 | 80 | 8 | 35 | 52 | 0.3312101911 | 2.5201036912 | 26 | 32 | 0.2253521127 | 2.3528616339 |
| 90-99 | 90 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 0.1082802548 | 2.034549269 | 6 | 6 | 0.0422535211 | 1.625862906 |
| 100-109 | 100 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0.0127388535 | 1.1051303433 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 110-119 | 110 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 120+ | 120 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 157 | 142 | ||||||||
| The data shown below are not included in the graph- they are included as an extra example | ||||||||||
| Born 1901-1950 | Females | Males | ||||||||
| Age class | Age at start | x | dx | nx | lx | log(1000*lx) | dx | nx | lx | log(1000*lx) |
| 0-9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 67 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 114 | 1 | 3 |
| 10-19 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 60 | 0.8955223881 | 2.9520764477 | 7 | 99 | 0.8684210526 | 2.9387303433 |
| 20-29 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 0.8507462687 | 2.929800053 | 9 | 92 | 0.8070175439 | 2.906882976 |
| 30-39 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 0.8507462687 | 2.929800053 | 1 | 83 | 0.7280701754 | 2.862173241 |
| 40-49 | 40 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 0.8208955224 | 2.9142878868 | 7 | 82 | 0.7192982456 | 2.856909001 |
| 50-59 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 0.6567164179 | 2.8173778738 | 20 | 75 | 0.6578947368 | 2.8181564121 |
| 60-69 | 60 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 0.6119402985 | 2.786709054 | 16 | 55 | 0.4824561404 | 2.6834578382 |
| 70-79 | 70 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 0.4626865672 | 2.6652868911 | 24 | 39 | 0.3421052632 | 2.5341597557 |
| 80-89 | 80 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 0.2537313433 | 2.4043741187 | 11 | 15 | 0.1315789474 | 2.1191864077 |
| 90-99 | 90 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0.0447761194 | 1.651046452 | 4 | 4 | 0.0350877193 | 1.54515514 |
| 100-109 | 100 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 110-119 | 110 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 120+ | 120 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 67 | 114 | ||||||||
| Females | Males | |||||||||
| Age class | Age at start | x | dx | nx | lx | log(1000*lx) | dx | nx | lx | log(1000*lx) |
| 0-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10-19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20-29 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30-39 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 40-49 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 50-59 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 60-69 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 70-79 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 80-89 | 80 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 90-99 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 100-109 | 100 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 110-119 | 110 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 120+ | 120 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Females | Males | |||||||||
| Age class | Age at start | x | dx | nx | lx | log(1000*lx) | dx | nx | lx | log(1000*lx) |
| 0-9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 10-19 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||
| 20-29 | 20 | 2 | ||||||||
| 30-39 | 30 | 3 | ||||||||
| 40-49 | 40 | 4 | ||||||||
| 50-59 | 50 | 5 | ||||||||
| 60-69 | 60 | 6 | ||||||||
| 70-79 | 70 | 7 | ||||||||
| 80-89 | 80 | 8 | ||||||||
| 90-99 | 90 | 9 | ||||||||
| 100-109 | 100 | 10 | ||||||||
| 110-119 | 110 | 11 | ||||||||
| 120+ | 120 | 12 | ||||||||
| Total |
example
Females born 1801-1851
Males born 1801-1850
Females born 1851-1900
Males born 1851-1900
Age (years)
log(1000*lx)