mortmod.5q0: Age-specific mortality rate model as a function of HIV prevalence and child mortality (5q0)
Description
This function produces a complete set of mortality rates for ages 0, 1-4, 5-9, 10-14, ...,100+ given a region, sex, HIV prevalence and child mortality alone (5q0)
Usage
mortmod.5q0(child.mort, prev, region = 1, sex = 1, opt=TRUE)
Arguments
child.mort
Probability of death between age 0 and 5, 5q0
prev
HIV prevalence expressed as a percentage
region
An integer to indicate which regional model to use. 1 for Africa, 0 for Caribbean or Latin American
sex
An interger to indicate the sex of the desired life table. 1 for female, 0 for male
opt
If opt=TRUE, the model adjusts the first two (childhood) mortality rates (1q0, 4q1) in a proportional way so as to match the input 5q0.