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Table 1 Percent born surviving to selected ages (%) and percent in population (%p) at specific ages 70 and 85 years plus, and life expectancy at age 75 years in selected nations

From: Aging, frailty, and design of built environments

 

Age 70

Age 85

Nation

Men

Women

Men

Women

 

%

%p

ex

%

%p

ex

%

%p

%

%p

Japan

75

(9.0)

13.5y

88

(13.5)

17.7y

29

(1.3)

59

(2.3)

UK

70

(8.9)

11.9y

81

(13.5)

14.7y

21

(1.0)

39

(2.8)

USA

65

(7.4)

12.8y

79

(10.8)

15.5y

24

(0.9)

42

(2.1)

Sweden

75

(10.7)

12.8y

85

(15.3)

15.9y

27

(1.4)

47

(3.1)

Ecuador

61

(2.6)

12.1y

71

(3.3)

14.2y

**

(0.2)

**

(0.4)

India

41

(2.9)

10.0y

47

(3.0)

11.4y

**

**

**

**

  1. Source: Demographic Yearbook 1996, 1998, 2000, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, New York. Percent surviving based upon data 1992–96 India, 1994, UK and Ecuador, 1999 Sweden. Expectation of life based upon data from 1992 to 96 India, 1995 Ecuador, 1998 USA, 1999 Japan, Sweden, and UK (** indicates data were not available for this item) [12,13,14]
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Journal of Physiological Anthropology

ISSN: 1880-6805

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