Demographic Research Laboratory

Life Tables: Example Two

                     

      United States females, 1988 Statistical Abstract, 1990)
                                                                    
       age          q        l        d         L           T      e
        0     0.00872  100,000      872    99,215   7,847,717   78.5
       1-4    0.00180   99,128      178   396,156   7,748,502   78.2
       5-14   0.00220   98,950      218   988,410   7,352,346   74.3
      15-24   0.00548   98,732      541   984,615   6,363,936   64.5
      25-34   0.00707   98,191      694   978,440   5,379,321   54.8
      35-44   0.01400   97,497    1,365   968,145   4,400,881   45.1
      45-54   0.03382   96,132    3,251   945,065   3,432,736   35.7
      55-64   0.08695   92,880    8,076   888,420   2,487,671   26.8
      65-74   0.18602   84,805   15,775   769,175   1,599,251   18.9
      75-84   0.41062   69,029   28,345   548,565     830,076   12.0
       85+    1.00000   40,684   40,684   281,511     281,511    6.9