Table 1 Parameters estimated from Statistics China [27].
From: Population profiling in China by gender and age: implication for HIV incidences
Parameter | Description | Value | Unit | Estimation description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
μ | Birth rate | 0.11584 | Proportion | Estimated using LSE |
σ | Males in newborns | 0.5487 | Proportion | Average ratio of age 0-4 in 2003-2007 |
| Growth rate of age group 1 | 1/15 | Proportion | Inverse of time in age group 1 |
| Growth rate of age group 2 | 1/35 | Proportion | Inverse of time in age group 2 |
| Death rate of male in age group 1 | 0.00122 | Proportion | Average rate in 2003-2007 |
| Death rate of female in age group 1 | 0.00122 | Proportion | Average rate in 2003-2007 |
| Death rate of male in age group 2 | 0.0022 | Proportion | Average rate in 2003-2007 |
| Death rate of female in age group 2 | 0.0012 | Proportion | Average rate in 2003-2007 |
| Death rate of male in age group 3 | 0.0242 | Proportion | Average rate in 2003-2007 |
| Death rate of female in age group 3 | 0.0189 | Proportion | Average rate in 2003-2007 |
ϵ | MVP | 0.05 | 104 individuals | Source: [48] |
K | Carrying capacity parameter | 549186 | 104 individuals | Estimated using LSE |
M 1 | Males in age group 1 | 14072.82 | 104 individuals | Initial population in 2003 |
F 1 | Females in age group 1 | 12211.95 | 104 individuals | Initial population in 2003 |
M 2 | Males in age group 2 | 37333.68 | 104 individuals | Initial population in 2003 |
F 2 | Females in age group 2 | 36286.94 | 104 individuals | Initial population in 2003 |
M 3 | Males in age group 3 | 14563.88 | 104 individuals | Initial population in 2003 |
F 3 | Females in age group 3 | 14744.8 | 104 individuals | Initial population in 2003 |
