Our research group specializes in life expectancy calculations based on standard actuarial and biostatistical procedures. We apply these scientific methods to data on children born with cerebral palsy (CP), persons in the vegetative state (VS), and to those who have suffered spinal cord (SCI) or traumatic brain (TBI) injuries. We have published extensively on life expectancy, and have consulted on life expectancy in Canada, England, Australia and the United States.

• Medical research literature on life expectancy
• Details on the life table
• Technical glossary
• Multipliers for the discounted cost of future care. A Microsoft Excel spreadsheet is available for download:
• Description of a survival curve and an integrated survival curve
• Life expectancy in the U.S. general population
• Especially for parents, caregivers, treating physicians, and patients

• David Strauss, PhD, FASA
• Robert Shavelle, PhD, MBA
• Steven Day, PhD
• Scott Kush, MD, MPH
• Vinaya Sharma, FSA, CLU

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