Demographic Research Laboratory

Life Tables: Example Five

      Massachusetts, 1865 (Historical Statistics of the U.S.)
                                                                    
       age          q        l        d         L           T      e
        0     0.18619  100,000   18,619    83,243   4,346,883   43.5
       1-4    0.24129   81,381   19,636   286,252   4,263,640   52.4
       5-9    0.04688   61,745    2,895   602,975   3,977,388   64.4
      10-14   0.02518   58,850    1,482   581,090   3,374,413   57.3
      15-19   0.04688   57,368    2,689   560,235   2,793,323   48.7
      20-29   0.11853   54,679    6,481   514,385   2,233,088   40.8
      30-39   0.11053   48,198    5,327   455,345   1,718,703   35.7
      40-49   0.11232   42,870    4,815   404,625   1,263,358   29.5
      50-59   0.16092   38,055    6,124   349,930     858,733   22.6
      60-69   0.28252   31,931    9,021   274,205     508,803   15.9
      70-79   0.52126   22,910   11,942   169,390     234,598   10.2
       80+    1.00000   10,968   10,968    65,208      65,208    5.9