Table 4.

Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for Bangladeshi females by age in 1996 and 2002

Age	Life expectancy (years)	Expected number of years in:						Proportion in:
		Good health		Average health		Poor health		Good health	Average health	Poor health
		Years	95% CI	Years	95% CI	Years	95% CI	Percent	Percent	Percent
Year 2002
15	59.70	33.26†	27.45-39.07	22.91 ns	16.18-29.63	3.53 ns	0.00-11.79	55.71	38.37	5.91
25	50.30	26.71 ns	20.91-32.51	20.35 ns	13.69-27.01	3.23 ns	0.00-11.42	53.10	40.45	6.42
35	40.90	20.92 ns	15.09-26.76	16.94 ns	10.25-23.63	2.99 ns	0.00-11.21	51.16	41.42	7.30
45	31.40	16.88 ns	11.09-22.68	12.08 ns	5.39-18.77	2.42 ns	0.00-10.61	53.77	38.48	7.70
Year 1996
15	57.30	25.00	19.83-30.17	25.32	20.15-30.49	7.03	0.82-13.24	43.63	44.19	12.27
25	48.10	20.55	15.41-25.68	20.82	15.69-25.95	6.72	0.59-12.84	42.72	43.29	13.97
35	38.80	16.37	11.23-21.51	16.46	11.32-21.60	5.97	0.00-12.09	42.19	42.41	15.39
45	29.80	12.31	7.14-17.48	12.34	7.17-17.51	5.16	0.00-11.28	41.31	41.41	17.30

Notes: CI: confidence interval; Difference from 2002 to 1996: † <0.10; ns: not statistically significant.