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Friday, August 23, 2002 Life tables, Canada, provinces and territories1995-1997Life tables comprising life expectancy and related estimates by age and sex for Canada, the provinces and the combined territories (Yukon, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories combined) for 1995-1997 are now available as a free electronic publication. Detailed estimates by single year of age have been produced for Canada and all of the provinces, except Prince Edward Island. Abridged estimates by five-year age group have been produced for Prince Edward Island and the combined territories because of their small populations and low death counts. The publication also contains an extensive description of the methodology underlying the production of the estimates, including formulas. The methodology followed in constructing the 1995-1997 life tables is the same as that employed previously in producing the set of life tables for the years 1990-1992, but with two major changes. These changes in methodology apply to the production of estimates for the extreme ends of the age range in the complete life tables. First, a model was used to estimate mortality rates for the very advanced ages (88 years and older). Secondly, January 1 population counts of children up to the age of four were used instead of birth counts of the previous year to calculate mortality rates for these children. Variance estimation for the probability of death has been included to produce coefficients of variation of life expectancies. Where data quality permitted, each complete life table was expanded up to age 109. The abridged life tables extend to age "100 years plus" rather than to "90 years plus", as in the 1990-1992 life tables. Life Tables, Canada, provinces and territories, 1995-1997 (84-537-XIE, free) is available on Statistics Canada's Web site (). From the Our products and services page, choose Free publications, then Population and demography. Pre-formatted text and tables in PDF format can be downloaded and printed. The life tables are also available in a tab-delimited text format, for input into database software (Excel, SAS, SPSS, and so on). An HTML version will be available shortly for direct viewing on screen. For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Patricia Tully (613-951-1759; patricia.tully@statcan.gc.ca), Health Statistics Division. [an error occurred while processing this directive] |
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