. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Sep 12.

Published in final edited form as: J Popul Res (Canberra). 2010 Sep 21;8(1):89–101. doi: 10.1007/s12546-010-9037-y

Table 2.

Changes in mortality from 2001 to 2007, South Africa

Age group	Indicator	Community Survey 2007	Census-2001	Model Life table	Mortality increase 2007/2001	Ratio CS-20007/MLT
Both sexes
0–14	₁₅q₀	0.099	0.079	0.055	1.26	1.8
15–59	₄₅q₁₅	0.553	0.380	0.151	1.46	3.7
60+	e°(60)	18.3	19.8	18.6
Males
0–14	₁₅q₀	0.100	0.086	0.063	1.17	1.6
15–59	₄₅q₁₅	0.606	0.440	0.190	1.38	3.2
60+	e°(60)	15.5	17.3	17.0
Females
0–14	₁₅q₀	0.099	0.072	0.047	1.38	2.1
15–59	₄₅q₁₅	0.501	0.320	0.112	1.57	4.5
60+	e°(60)	20.5	21.8	20.1

Note: Model life table: General model for developing countries; life expectancy: 67 for males and 73 for females (approximately same life expectancy at age 60).