Table 3.

Observed temporary life expectancies at selected exact age intervals by sex (1931–40 to 2001–08)

	1931–40	1941–50	1951–60	1961–70	*1971–80	*1981–90	*1991–00	*2001–08
Male
0–80	34.96	39.49	44.01	53.40	60.95	64.76	67.24	68.56
0–15	10.85	11.48	12.06	12.94	13.79	14.34	14.69	14.77
15–40	22.12	22.61	23.04	23.71	24.46	24.53	24.60	24.62
40–60	14.32	15.29	16.11	17.88	18.45	18.54	18.77	18.89
60–80	9.33	10.11	10.88	13.03	13.48	14.23	14.20	14.70
Female
0–80	37.75	42.69	47.68	56.41	63.30	69.49	71.82	73.13
0–15	11.43	12.04	12.62	13.20	13.77	14.42	14.73	14.78
15–40	21.58	22.21	22.76	23.81	24.52	24.68	24.74	24.78
40–60	15.88	16.47	17.11	18.34	19.06	19.38	19.44	19.57
60–80	10.87	11.66	12.39	14.13	14.49	15.94	16.22	16.74

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

^*The findings from 1971 onward have been taken from ref. 17.