Gompertz law

Gom·pertz law

(gom'pĕrtz), the proportional relationship of mortality to age; after age 35-40, the increase in mortality with age tends to be logarithmic.

Gom·pertz law

(gom'pĕrts law) The proportional relationship of mortality to age; after age 35-40, the increase in mortality with age tends to be logarithmic.

Gompertz,

Benjamin, English actuary, 1779-1865. Gompertz hypothesis - a theory that the force of mortality increases in geometrical progression.Gompertz law - after age 35-40, the increase in mortality with age tends to be logarithmic.