elinaikakäyriä
Elinaikakäyrä, often translated as life expectancy curve or survival curve, is a graphical representation used in various fields to illustrate the expected lifespan of a population or a group of individuals. These curves are fundamental tools in demography, epidemiology, medicine, and even in the study of engineered systems. They typically plot the proportion of a population that survives at different ages.
The horizontal axis of an elinaikakäyrä represents age, while the vertical axis shows the proportion of survivors,
There are different types of elinaikäkäyrät. Type I curves show most deaths occurring at older ages, typical