Table 2.
Absolute life expectancy for both genders, Singapore, from 1965 to 2009 | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | |
At birth |
Female |
71.6 |
72.8 |
74.2 |
75.4 |
77.8 |
79.8 |
80.7 |
83.1 |
85.4 |
Male |
65.1 |
66.0 |
67.9 |
69.3 |
72.0 |
73.8 |
74.7 |
77.4 |
78.9 |
|
At age 65 |
Female |
14.8 |
15.3 |
15.7 |
16.4 |
18.2 |
19.5 |
19.7 |
21.7 |
23.6 |
Male |
11.0 |
11.2 |
12.0 |
13.1 |
14.9 |
15.8 |
15.9 |
17.8 |
18.9 |
|
Increase in life expectancy for both genders, Singapore (relative to the five years prior), from 1965 to 2009 | ||||||||||
|
Year |
1965 |
1970 |
1975 |
1980 |
1985 |
1990 |
1995 |
2000 |
2005 |
At birth |
Female |
- |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
Male |
- |
0.9 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
1.5 |
|
At age 65 | Female |
- |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
Male | - | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 1.1 |