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. 2011 Mar 7:685–729. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-1315-4_13

Table 13.4.

Life expectancy at age 85 and age 65 for males and females, for selected countries: 2003–2005

Country (year) e85 e65 Ratio
Male Female Male Female Male Female
Australia (2003–2005) 5.9 7.1 18.1 21.4 .33 .33
Austria (2005) 5.3 6.1 17.0 20.3 .31 .30
Canada (2004) 5.9 7.2 17.7 21.0 .30 .31
Denmark (2004–05) 5.0 6.3 16.0 19.0 .33 .34
France (2004) 5.8 7.2 17.7 22.1 .31 .33
Germany (2003–2005) 5.3 6.1 16.5 19.9 .33 .33
Israel (2005) 6.5 6.7 18.0 20.2 .32 .31
Japan (2005) 5.9 8.0 18.1 23.2 .36 .33
Mexico (2005) 6.4 6.8 16.4 18.4 .33 .34
Netherlands (2005) 4.9 6.2 16.4 20.0 .39 .37
Spain (2003–2004) 5.4 6.2 17.0 20.9 .30 .31
Sweden (2005) 5.2 6.5 17.4 20.6 .30 .32
Switzerland (2004–2005) 6.7 6.8 18.1 21.5 .37 .32
United States (2005) 6.1 7.2 17.2 20.0 .36 .36
Uruguay (2004) 4.7 6.0 14.5 19.2 .32 .31

Source: UN Demographic Yearbook, 2005, Table 22; U.S. NCHS/Kung, H.-C., et al. (2008). National Vital Statistics Reports, 56(10)