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Published in final edited form as: Demogr Res. 2010 Mar 26;22:505–538. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2010.22.17

Table 3.

Modal age of death and the standard deviations above the mode for six countries

SWEDEN From 1900–04 to 2000–04
MALES FEMALES
Period Observed M Observed SD(M+) Predicted SD(M+) Parameter b Observed M Observed SD(M+) Predicted SD(M+) Parameter b
1900–04 77.54 7.45 7.15 0.1174 78.13 7.74 7.43 0.1125
1905–09 77.51 7.74 7.14 0.1177 78.96 7.56 7.24 0.1159
1910–14 79.57 6.84 7.28 0.1151 80.01 7.03 7.42 0.1126
1915–19 76.83 8.01 7.32 0.1143 79.35 7.34 7.48 0.1115
1920–24 77.75 7.92 7.24 0.1158 79.05 7.61 7.19 0.1168
1925–29 79.04 7.18 7.31 0.1145 78.77 7.65 7.27 0.1153
1930–34 78.57 7.44 7.24 0.1159 79.88 7.13 7.36 0.1137
1935–39 77.73 7.64 7.16 0.1174 79.44 7.09 7.17 0.1171
1940–44 78.13 7.81 7.30 0.1147 80.88 6.80 7.29 0.1149
1945–49 79.59 7.04 7.15 0.1175 79.39 7.49 6.93 0.1219
1950–54 79.22 7.28 7.29 0.1149 80.89 6.84 7.18 0.1169
1955–59 79.64 7.31 7.36 0.1136 80.88 7.24 7.05 0.1194
1960–64 79.84 7.24 7.29 0.1148 82.03 6.82 6.87 0.1231
1965–69 79.46 7.59 7.65 0.1086 82.86 6.76 6.74 0.1258
1970–74 78.72 8.23 7.80 0.1063 84.18 6.77 6.81 0.1244
1975–79 79.91 7.59 7.75 0.1071 84.80 6.68 6.72 0.1264
1980–84 80.04 7.75 7.61 0.1094 85.34 6.71 6.70 0.1266
1985–89 80.77 7.55 7.41 0.1128 85.96 6.55 6.59 0.1291
1990–94 81.58 7.43 7.33 0.1141 87.26 6.10 6.46 0.1321
1995–99 82.66 7.11 7.03 0.1198 87.89 6.02 6.42 0.1332
2000–04 84.05 6.69 6.89 0.1226 88.73 5.67 6.41 0.1334
SWITZERLAND From 1900–04 to 2000–04
MALES FEMALES
Period Observed M Observed SD(M+) Predicted SD(M+) Parameter b Observed M Observed SD(M+) Predicted SD(M+) Parameter b
1900–04 71.37 8.95 8.07 0.1022 74.83 7.49 8.16 0.1010
1905–09 70.54 9.27 8.14 0.1013 73.60 8.20 8.15 0.1011
1910–14 71.49 8.91 8.31 0.0990 73.08 8.81 8.16 0.1009
1915–19 72.61 8.30 8.13 0.1014 73.79 8.39 8.13 0.1015
1920–24 72.02 9.00 8.22 0.1002 73.11 9.03 7.98 0.1036
1925–29 74.56 7.90 8.06 0.1025 75.71 7.94 7.76 0.1069
1930–34 74.12 8.45 7.97 0.1038 76.14 8.10 7.75 0.1070
1935–39 75.15 7.84 7.71 0.1078 76.50 8.02 7.53 0.1106
1940–44 75.69 7.74 7.56 0.1102 78.73 7.22 7.21 0.1164
1945–49 76.04 7.94 7.81 0.1062 79.59 6.95 7.34 0.1140
1950–54 77.54 7.58 7.64 0.1089 79.87 7.26 7.18 0.1169
1955–59 77.51 7.74 7.69 0.1080 80.48 7.19 7.06 0.1193
1960–64 77.95 7.70 7.67 0.1084 82.02 6.65 6.73 0.1260
1965–69 78.86 7.47 7.77 0.1067 82.03 6.90 6.76 0.1254
1970–74 78.71 7.88 7.66 0.1085 83.80 6.47 6.62 0.1286
1975–79 79.60 7.79 7.94 0.1042 84.76 6.59 6.48 0.1318
1980–84 81.38 7.15 7.72 0.1075 85.67 6.41 6.37 0.1344
1985–89 82.10 7.17 7.18 0.1169 87.22 6.06 6.36 0.1348
1990–94 82.60 7.12 7.44 0.1123 87.48 6.07 6.34 0.1352
1995–99 83.20 7.09 7.12 0.1181 88.61 5.65 6.16 0.1398
2000–04 83.14 7.63 7.09 0.1187 89.55 5.50 6.14 0.1404
ENGLAND & WALES From 1900–04 to 2000–04
MALES FEMALES
Period Observed M Observed SD(M+) Predicted SD(M+) Parameter b Observed M Observed SD(M+) Predicted SD(M+) Parameter b
1900–04 69.85 10.36 9.58 0.0844 74.09 9.16 9.33 0.0868
1905–09 72.31 9.08 8.77 0.0931 74.87 8.79 8.65 0.0945
1910–14 73.29 8.74 8.89 0.0917 74.04 9.56 8.86 0.0920
1915–19 74.04 7.91 8.32 0.0988 77.05 7.78 8.17 0.1009
1920–24 73.89 8.67 8.41 0.0977 76.49 8.57 8.17 0.1009
1925–29 75.37 7.67 8.20 0.1004 76.53 8.32 7.96 0.1039
1930–34 73.93 8.53 8.08 0.1021 78.12 7.81 7.89 0.1049
1935–39 75.05 7.97 7.86 0.1054 77.31 8.36 7.73 0.1073
1940–44 76.28 7.68 7.89 0.1049 78.80 7.83 7.59 0.1097
1945–49 76.55 7.97 7.91 0.1046 78.78 8.30 7.57 0.1101
1950–54 74.77 8.57 7.84 0.1056 79.26 7.92 7.35 0.1138
1955–59 74.69 8.75 8.08 0.1022 80.42 7.64 7.27 0.1152
1960–64 75.14 8.69 8.34 0.0985 81.04 7.55 7.34 0.1139
1965–69 74.49 9.24 8.62 0.0949 82.47 7.25 7.35 0.1138
1970–74 74.14 9.48 8.71 0.0938 82.98 7.13 7.32 0.1144
1975–79 76.02 8.63 8.38 0.0980 83.59 6.99 7.19 0.1167
1980–84 77.52 8.27 8.37 0.0982 83.70 7.34 7.31 0.1145
1985–89 78.58 8.10 8.17 0.1009 84.99 6.97 7.28 0.1151
1990–94 79.32 8.19 8.07 0.1022 86.07 6.79 7.45 0.1120
1995–99 79.64 8.41 7.75 0.1071 86.00 6.89 7.25 0.1156
2000–04 82.20 7.77 7.44 0.1122 86.87 6.70 6.91 0.1222
FRANCE From 1900–04 to 2000–04
MALES FEMALES
Period Observed M Observed SD(M+) Predicted SD(M+) Parameter b Observed M Observed SD(M+) Predicted SD(M+) Parameter b
1900–04 73.06 8.16 7.91 0.1047 76.33 7.42 8.16 0.1010
1905–09 72.61 8.27 7.66 0.1085 73.93 8.53 7.90 0.1048
1910–14 73.22 8.19 7.76 0.1070 76.20 7.68 7.85 0.1055
1915–19 73.72 7.82 7.68 0.1082 74.99 8.11 7.65 0.1086
1920–24 73.79 8.29 7.74 0.1073 77.73 7.31 7.62 0.1092
1925–29 74.55 7.66 7.46 0.1118 77.83 7.11 7.40 0.1129
1930–34 74.55 8.03 7.85 0.1055 78.02 7.55 7.57 0.1100
1935–39 73.39 8.61 7.96 0.1039 77.83 7.75 7.51 0.1109
1940–44 74.29 7.50 7.35 0.1138 77.67 7.13 7.01 0.1196
1945–49 76.98 7.51 7.80 0.1062 79.79 7.27 7.27 0.1153
1950–54 76.32 7.85 7.60 0.1096 80.80 7.00 7.11 0.1183
1955–59 77.33 7.66 7.77 0.1068 81.84 6.83 6.91 0.1223
1960–64 77.70 7.73 7.80 0.1063 83.01 6.55 6.86 0.1233
1965–69 77.04 8.29 8.12 0.1015 83.00 6.86 6.88 0.1230
1970–74 76.62 8.80 8.18 0.1007 83.75 6.76 6.74 0.1258
1975–79 78.42 8.11 7.95 0.1041 84.27 6.85 6.63 0.1283
1980–84 80.53 7.33 7.74 0.1072 85.70 6.39 6.41 0.1336
1985–89 81.10 7.46 7.54 0.1106 86.73 6.32 6.33 0.1356
1990–94 83.00 7.05 7.56 0.1102 87.87 6.22 6.37 0.1346
1995–99 82.70 7.48 7.54 0.1106 88.76 6.01 6.34 0.1352
2000–04 85.49 6.55 7.36 0.1136 88.77 6.25 6.31 0.1360
ITALY From 1900–04 to 2000–04
MALES FEMALES
Period Observed M Observed SD(M+) Predicted SD(M+) Parameter b Observed M Observed SD(M+) Predicted SD(M+) Parameter b
1900–04 72.84 8.59 7.69 0.1080 74.12 7.91 8.60 0.0952
1905–09 73.28 8.22 8.23 0.1000 73.25 8.39 9.17 0.0886
1910–14 74.55 7.90 8.23 0.1001 74.31 8.22 8.99 0.0905
1915–19 73.64 7.84 7.64 0.1088 73.40 8.12 8.41 0.0976
1920–24 75.23 7.63 7.66 0.1085 76.48 7.28 8.15 0.1011
1925–29 76.00 7.17 7.46 0.1181 78.23 6.64 7.09 0.1186
1930–34 76.79 7.42 7.88 0.1050 77.58 7.63 8.27 0.0985
1935–39 76.57 7.30 7.46 0.1118 77.14 7.63 7.58 0.1099
1940–44 76.78 6.70 6.96 0.1212 78.15 6.65 7.00 0.1204
1945–49 77.55 7.47 7.31 0.1145 79.45 7.02 7.29 0.1149
1950–54 78.18 7.29 7.20 0.1165 79.44 7.35 7.16 0.1173
1955–59 78.71 7.29 7.47 0.1116 80.43 7.21 7.17 0.1171
1960–64 80.02 6.83 7.48 0.1116 81.38 6.98 6.96 0.1213
1965–69 77.93 8.04 8.06 0.1024 81.60 7.12 6.98 0.1208
1970–74 77.25 8.51 7.87 0.1052 82.78 6.85 6.77 0.1253
1975–79 78.79 7.68 7.95 0.1041 83.73 6.55 6.62 0.1284
1980–84 79.35 7.71 7.85 0.1055 84.72 6.44 6.55 0.1302
1985–89 79.89 7.94 7.81 0.1062 85.54 6.57 6.54 0.1303
1990–94 81.76 7.48 7.67 0.1083 86.97 6.26 6.56 0.1300
1995–99 81.10 8.23 7.67 0.1084 87.86 6.20 6.47 0.1319
2000–04 82.46 7.94 7.36 0.1136 88.44 6.23 6.36 0.1348
JAPAN From 1950–54 to 2000–04
MALES FEMALES
Period Observed M Observed SD(M+) Predicted SD(M+) Parameter b Observed M Observed SD(M+) Predicted SD(M+) Parameter b
1950–54 74.16 8.54 8.10 0.1019 78.57 7.70 7.69 0.1081
1955–59 74.93 8.27 8.04 0.1027 79.87 7.26 7.56 0.1102
1960–64 76.04 7.72 7.79 0.1064 80.14 7.13 7.07 0.1190
1965–69 77.00 7.64 7.69 0.1080 81.26 6.94 6.96 0.1212
1970–74 78.24 7.54 7.62 0.1092 82.32 6.85 6.72 0.1262
1975–79 79.20 7.72 7.44 0.1123 83.93 6.56 6.57 0.1296
1980–84 81.33 7.19 7.25 0.1155 85.34 6.44 6.39 0.1339
1985–89 81.74 7.50 7.17 0.1170 86.69 6.38 6.28 0.1369
1990–94 83.51 6.89 7.18 0.1169 87.72 6.30 6.24 0.1378
1995–99 84.30 6.97 7.40 0.1130 89.52 6.15 6.38 0.1342
2000–04 85.32 7.14 7.77 0.1068 91.22 6.10 6.57 0.1296

Source: Human Mortality Database (2007) University of California, Berkeley (U.S.A.) and Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (Germany). Available online at www.mortality.org.