Table 2.

Life expectancy at different age levels in Kerala during 1931–40 to 2001–08, by sex

	1911–20	1921–30	1931–40	1941–50	1951–60	1961–70	1971–80	1981–90	1991–00	2001–08
Male
0	25.5	29.5	35.0	39.6	44.2	54.1	62.0	66.5	69.2	70.7
15	29.6	33.8	35.5	38.5	41.5	49.0	53.2	55.0	55.9	57.0
40	15.1	17.0	18.4	20.6	22.7	28.6	30.4	32.0	32.7	33.7
60	6.9	8.6	9.7	10.6	11.5	14.4	15.0	16.6	16.7	17.4
80	–	–	3.8	4.0	4.3	5.1	5.3	6.6	6.9	6.9
Female
0	27.4	32.7	37.9	43.0	48.1	57.6	64.7	72.3	75.1	77.1
15	28.9	33.7	36.8	40.3	43.6	51.6	56.3	60.6	61.6	63.4
40	16.6	17.8	22.4	24.3	26.3	31.2	33.3	37.0	37.8	39.4
60	8.4	9.0	11.5	12.5	13.4	16.0	16.3	19.2	19.9	21.2
80	–	–	4.2	4.5	4.8	5.6	5.3	6.9	7.3	7.9

Source: Calculated from Namboodiri (18); Coale, Demeny, and Vaughan (22); Bhat (23); SRS various years.