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The Lancet has published a study on moddeling life expectancy, all-cause mortality and cause of death forecasts. The authors' reference forecast predicted continued declines in global mortality and improvements in life expectancy, though at a slower rate than achieved in the past. Because of faster progress among many lower-SDI countries, absolute disparities between countries are currently projected to narrow by 2040. Nonetheless, the differences between better health and worse health scenarios for 2040 remain substantial, emphasising that the reference forecast is not inevitable and thus policy choices made today can profoundly affect each country’s future health trajectories. More

In the recent publication of the 2018 Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking for Actuarial Science, Risk and Insurance, the three Belgian universities offering an actuarial program made it to the top 20. UCLouvain ranks first, ULB can be found on the 4th place, KULeuven is on 16. This once again proves the quality of the actuarial programs at the Belgian universities. More