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How to write a spreadsheet for calculating age

Back in the 1980s, in the actuarial departments and claims departments of pensions and life
insurance companies, the tabulation of “rates” and “factors” for age in 1/m years at last 1/m
birthday, i.e. age in complete 1/m years, or for age in 1/m years at next 1/m birthday or for age in
1/m years at nearer 1/m birthday, was commonplace. For example, m=1 means age in years at last
birthday, i.e. age in complete years, or age in years at next birthday or age in years at nearer
birthday, while m=12 means age in months at last 1/12 birthday, i.e. age in complete months, or age
in months at next 1/12 birthday or age in months at nearer 1/12 birthday.

And writing a spreadsheet which, given a date of birth along with an effective date and a value for m,
will calculate age in 1/m years at last 1/m birthday, i.e. age in complete 1/m years, age in 1/m years
at next 1/m birthday and age in 1/m years at nearer 1/m birthday, is easy and here is how to write
such a spreadsheet;

COLUMN A

Head column A with DATE OF BIRTH and let cell A2 be for the input of the date of birth.

COLUMN B

Head column B with EFFECTIVE DATE and let cell B2 be for the input of the effective date.

COLUMN C

Head column C with m and let cell C2 be for the input of m. The only practical values for m are 1, 2,
3, 4, 6 or 12.

COLUMN D

Head column D with r and put 0 into cell D2. Into cell D3 put the formula =D2+1 and copy this
formula down to AND INCLUDING cell D2000 so that cell D4 has the formula =D3+1, cell D5 has the
formula =D4+1,… and cell D2000 has the formula =D1999+1

COLUMN E

Head column E with 12*r/m and put the formula =12*D2/$C$2 into cell E2 and then copy this
formula down to AND INCLUDING cell E2000 so that cell E3 has the formula =12*D3/$C$2, cell E4
has the formula =12*D4/$C$2,… and cell E2000 has the formula =12*D2000/$C$2

COLUMN F

Head column F with DATE OF BIRTH WITH 12*r/m MONTHS, I.E. r/m YEARS, ADDED and put the
formula =DATE(YEAR($A$2),MONTH($A$2)+E2,DAY($A$2)) into cell F2 and then copy this formula
down to AND INCLUDING cell F2000 so that cell F3 has the formula
=DATE(YEAR($A$2),MONTH($A$2)+E3,DAY($A$2)), cell F4 has the formula
=DATE(YEAR($A$2),MONTH($A$2)+E4,DAY($A$2)),… and cell F2000 has the formula
=DATE(YEAR($A$2),MONTH($A$2)+E2000,DAY($A$2))

COLUMN G

Head column G with AGE IN 1/m YEARS AT LAST 1/m BIRTHDAY, I.E. AGE IN COMPLETE 1/m YEARS
and put the formula =XLOOKUP(B2,F2:F2000,D2:D2000,,-1) into cell G2
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COLUMN H

Head column H with DATE OF LAST 1/m BIRTHDAY and put the formula
=XLOOKUP(G2,D2:D2000,F2:F2000) into cell H2

COLUMN I

Head column I with NUMBER OF DAYS SINCE and put the formula =B2-H2 into cell I2

COLUMN J

Head column J with AGE IN 1/m YEARS AT NEXT 1/m BIRTHDAY and put the formula =G2+1 into cell
J2

COLUMN K

Head column K with DATE OF NEXT 1/m BIRTHDAY and put the formula
=XLOOKUP(J2,D2:D2000,F2:F2000) into cell K2

COLUMN L

Head column L with NUMBER OF DAYS UNTIL and put the formula =K2-B2 into cell L2

COLUMN M

Head column M with AGE IN 1/m YEARS AT NEARER 1/m BIRTHDAY and put the formula
=IF(I2<L2,G2,J2) into cell M2

COLUMN N

Head column N with DATE OF NEARER 1/m BIRTHDAY and put the formula =IF(I2<L2,H2,K2) into cell
N2

As easy as that, folks!

Richard Purvey

December 2024

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