Table 1.

Levels and changes of life expectancies at birth in Kerala during 1911–20 to 2001–08

Period		Absolute increase		Annual average years added
From	To	Male	Female	Male	Female
1911–20	2001–08	45.25	49.71	0.51	0.56
1911–20	1921–30	4.05	5.29	0.41	0.53
1921–30	1931–40	5.49	5.22	0.55	0.52
1931–40	1941–50	4.58	5.06	0.46	0.51
1941–50	1951–60	4.63	5.17	0.46	0.52
1951–60	1961–70	9.90	9.41	0.99	0.94
1961–70	1971–80	7.83	7.10	0.78	0.71
1971–80	1981–90	4.53	7.64	0.45	0.76
1981–90	1991–00	2.68	2.76	0.27	0.28
1991–00	2001–08	1.56	2.07	0.19	0.26

Source: Calculated from Namboodiri, 1968; Coale, Demeny and Vaughan, 1983; Bhat, 1987; SRS various years.