Over the period 1995 to 2005, life expectancy has generally improved across age groups for both males and females.
LIFE EXPECTANCY, Tasmania
|
 | 1995 | 2005 |
 |
years
|
years
|
|
| Males |  |  |
| Age 0 | 73.9 | 77.2 |
| Age 1 | 73.5 | 76.6 |
| Age 15 | 59.8 | 62.7 |
| Age 25 | 50.3 | 53.2 |
| Age 45 | 31.7 | 34.5 |
| Age 50 | 27.1 | 29.9 |
| Age 65 | 15.0 | 17.2 |
| Age 85 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
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| Females |  |  |
| Age 0 | 79.9 | 82.1 |
| Age 1 | 79.3 | 81.4 |
| Age 15 | 65.4 | 67.6 |
| Age 25 | 55.6 | 57.8 |
| Age 45 | 36.3 | 38.5 |
| Age 50 | 31.7 | 33.8 |
| Age 65 | 18.9 | 20.5 |
| Age 85 | 6.2 | 6.7 |
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(a) The average number of additional years a person of a given age and sex might expect to live if the age-specific death rates of the given period continued throughout his/her lifetime.
Source: Deaths, Australia, 2005 (cat. no. 3302.0). |
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