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(a) lx - number of persons surviving to exact age x.
(b) qx - proportion of persons dying between exact age x and exact age x+1.
(c) Lx - number of person years lived within the age interval x to x+1.
(d) ex - expectation of life at exact age x.
(e) At age 100, L100+ is shown.
4.2 Life table, Australia - Females - 2006-2008
lx(a)
qx(b)
Lx(c)
ex(d)
Age
no.
rate
no.
years
0
100 000
0.00442
99 608
83.7
1
99 558
0.00032
99 540
83.1
2
99 526
0.00018
99 516
82.1
3
99 508
0.00014
99 501
81.1
4
99 494
0.00011
99 488
80.2
5
99 482
0.00010
99 477
79.2
6
99 473
0.00008
99 468
78.2
7
99 464
0.00007
99 460
77.2
8
99 457
0.00007
99 453
76.2
9
99 450
0.00006
99 447
75.2
10
99 444
0.00006
99 441
74.2
11
99 437
0.00007
99 434
73.2
12
99 430
0.00008
99 427
72.2
13
99 423
0.00010
99 418
71.2
14
99 413
0.00013
99 407
70.2
15
99 400
0.00017
99 392
69.2
16
99 383
0.00021
99 373
68.2
17
99 362
0.00025
99 350
67.2
18
99 337
0.00027
99 324
66.3
19
99 311
0.00028
99 297
65.3
20
99 283
0.00028
99 269
64.3
21
99 255
0.00028
99 242
63.3
22
99 228
0.00028
99 214
62.3
23
99 200
0.00028
99 186
61.4
24
99 171
0.00029
99 157
60.4
25
99 142
0.00030
99 127
59.4
26
99 112
0.00032
99 097
58.4
27
99 081
0.00033
99 064
57.4
28
99 048
0.00035
99 030
56.4
29
99 013
0.00037
98 994
55.5
30
98 976
0.00039
98 957
54.5
31
98 937
0.00041
98 917
53.5
32
98 897
0.00043
98 875
52.5
33
98 854
0.00046
98 831
51.5
34
98 808
0.00049
98 784
50.6
35
98 760
0.00053
98 734
49.6
36
98 708
0.00057
98 680
48.6
37
98 652
0.00061
98 622
47.6
38
98 591
0.00066
98 559
46.7
39
98 526
0.00072
98 491
45.7
40
98 455
0.00078
98 417
44.7
41
98 378
0.00085
98 337
43.8
42
98 294
0.00093
98 249
42.8
43
98 203
0.00102
98 153
41.9
44
98 103
0.00111
98 049
40.9
45
97 993
0.00122
97 935
39.9
46
97 874
0.00133
97 810
39.0
47
97 744
0.00145
97 674
38.0
48
97 603
0.00157
97 527
37.1
49
97 449
0.00170
97 367
36.2
50
97 283
0.00184
97 194
35.2
51
97 104
0.00199
97 008
34.3
52
96 911
0.00214
96 808
33.3
53
96 703
0.00231
96 593
32.4
54
96 480
0.00250
96 361
31.5
55
96 239
0.00271
96 110
30.6
56
95 978
0.00295
95 838
29.6
57
95 695
0.00322
95 543
28.7
58
95 387
0.00353
95 221
27.8
59
95 050
0.00388
94 869
26.9
60
94 681
0.00427
94 483
26.0
61
94 278
0.00469
94 060
25.1
62
93 836
0.00514
93 598
24.2
63
93 354
0.00562
93 095
23.4
64
92 829
0.00615
92 548
22.5
65
92 259
0.00673
91 953
21.6
66
91 638
0.00738
91 304
20.8
67
90 961
0.00813
90 597
19.9
68
90 222
0.00898
89 823
19.1
69
89 412
0.00994
88 974
18.3
70
88 523
0.01104
88 042
17.4
71
87 545
0.01229
87 016
16.6
72
86 469
0.01370
85 887
15.8
73
85 285
0.01529
84 643
15.0
74
83 980
0.01713
83 273
14.3
75
82 542
0.01926
81 760
13.5
76
80 952
0.02176
80 086
12.8
77
79 190
0.02468
78 230
12.0
78
77 236
0.02808
76 170
11.3
79
75 067
0.03202
73 886
10.6
80
72 664
0.03654
71 358
10.0
81
70 008
0.04172
68 570
9.3
82
67 088
0.04759
65 514
8.7
83
63 895
0.05421
62 185
8.1
84
60 431
0.06161
58 590
7.6
85
56 708
0.06990
54 745
7.0
86
52 744
0.07938
50 668
6.5
87
48 557
0.09038
46 378
6.0
88
44 169
0.10310
41 903
5.6
89
39 615
0.11734
37 294
5.2
90
34 966
0.13277
32 640
4.8
91
30 324
0.14908
28 048
4.4
92
25 803
0.16598
23 637
4.1
93
21 520
0.18320
19 517
3.9
94
17 578
0.20051
15 779
3.6
95
14 053
0.21785
12 483
3.4
96
10 992
0.23522
9 658
3.2
97
8 406
0.24902
7 321
3.0
98
6 313
0.26283
5 450
2.9
99
4 654
0.27664
3 982
2.8
100
3 366
0.29045
(e)8 863
2.6
(a) lx - number of persons surviving to exact age x.
(b) qx - proportion of persons dying between exact age x and exact age x+1.
(c) Lx - number of person years lived within the age interval x to x+1.
(d) ex - expectation of life at exact age x.
(e) At age 100, L100+ is shown.
4.3 Life expectancy, Australia(a) - Selected years(b)
Age (Years)
0
1
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Male
1988
73.1
72.8
64.0
54.4
45.2
35.8
26.7
18.4
11.6
6.7
1993
75.0
74.5
65.7
56.0
46.6
37.2
28.0
19.5
12.4
7.0
1996-1998
75.9
75.3
66.5
56.8
47.4
38.1
28.8
20.2
12.9
7.3
2001-2003
77.8
77.2
68.3
58.6
49.1
39.6
30.4
21.6
13.9
7.9
2002-2004
78.1
77.5
68.6
58.9
49.4
39.9
30.6
21.8
14.1
8.0
2003-2005
78.5
77.9
69.0
59.2
49.7
40.2
31.0
22.2
14.4
8.2
2004-2006
78.7
78.1
69.3
59.5
49.9
40.4
31.2
22.3
14.5
8.2
2005-2007
79.0
78.4
69.6
59.7
50.2
40.7
31.4
22.6
14.7
8.3
2006-2008
79.2
78.6
69.7
59.9
50.3
40.8
31.5
22.7
14.8
8.3
Female
1988
79.5
79.1
70.3
60.5
50.8
41.1
31.7
22.9
15.0
8.5
1993
80.9
80.3
71.5
61.6
51.8
42.2
32.7
23.7
15.6
8.9
1996-1998
81.5
80.9
72.0
62.2
52.4
42.7
33.3
24.3
16.0
9.1
2001-2003
82.8
82.2
73.3
63.4
53.6
43.9
34.4
25.3
16.9
9.7
2002-2004
83.0
82.4
73.5
63.6
53.8
44.1
34.6
25.5
17.0
9.8
2003-2005
83.3
82.7
73.8
63.9
54.1
44.4
34.9
25.7
17.2
9.9
2004-2006
83.5
82.9
74.0
64.1
54.3
44.5
35.0
25.8
17.3
9.9
2005-2007
83.7
83.1
74.2
64.3
54.5
44.7
35.2
26.0
17.4
10.0
2006-2008
83.7
83.1
74.2
64.3
54.5
44.7
35.2
26.0
17.4
10.0
(a) Prior to 1995 life expectancy was based on annual life tables calculated by the ABS. From 1995 to 1998 the life tables were produced as a joint venture between the ABS and the Australian Government Actuary. For census years the Australian Government Actuary also produces life tables. See paragraph 44 of the Explanatory Notes for more information.
(b) From 1995 onwards life expectancy has been calculated using three years of data.
4.4 Probability of surviving from birth to specific ages, Australia(a) - Selected years(b)
Age (Years)
1
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Males
1988
99.0
98.7
98.0
96.5
95.1
92.5
85.4
68.2
37.6
1993
99.3
99.0
98.6
97.4
96.0
93.7
87.7
72.5
43.5
1996-1998
99.4
99.2
98.7
97.4
96.0
93.9
88.6
74.7
46.7
2001-2003
99.4
99.3
98.9
97.9
96.7
94.7
90.1
78.7
53.4
2002-2004
99.5
99.3
98.9
98.0
96.9
94.8
90.4
79.3
54.4
2003-2005
99.5
99.3
99.0
98.1
96.9
94.9
90.6
79.9
55.8
2004-2006
99.5
99.3
99.0
98.1
97.0
95.1
90.8
80.4
56.7
2005-2007
99.5
99.3
99.0
98.2
97.1
95.1
90.9
80.8
58.0
2006-2008
99.5
99.3
99.1
98.3
97.2
95.2
91.1
81.1
58.5
Females
1988
99.2
99.0
98.7
98.2
97.5
95.9
91.7
81.9
59.1
1993
99.5
99.3
99.0
98.6
98.0
96.6
93.1
84.3
63.1
1996-1998
99.5
99.4
99.1
98.7
98.1
96.7
93.3
85.2
65.4
2001-2003
99.6
99.4
99.2
98.9
98.3
97.0
94.1
87.1
69.5
2002-2004
99.6
99.4
99.2
98.9
98.3
97.1
94.3
87.4
70.2
2003-2005
99.5
99.4
99.2
98.9
98.4
97.1
94.4
87.8
71.1
2004-2006
99.5
99.4
99.3
98.9
98.4
97.2
94.5
88.1
71.6
2005-2007
99.6
99.4
99.3
99.0
98.4
97.3
94.6
88.4
72.4
2006-2008
99.6
99.4
99.3
99.0
98.5
97.3
94.7
88.5
72.7
(a) Based on life tables. Prior to 1995 life expectancy was based on annual life tables calculated by the ABS. From 1995 to 1998 life tables were produced as a joint venture between the ABS and the Australian Government Actuary. For census years the Australian Government Actuary also produces life tables. See paragraph 44 of the Explanatory Notes for more information.
(b) From 1995 onwards life expectancy has been calculated using three years of data.