Table V.A4.--Cohort Life Expectancies 1
Calendar Years 1940-2003
Historical Period

Low Cost
Intermediate
High Cost

At birth 2

At age 65 3

At birth 2

At age 65 3

At birth 2

At age 65 3
Calendar year Male Female
Male Female
Male Female
Male Female
Male Female
Male Female
1940 69.1 75.2
12.7 14.7
69.5 75.8
12.7 14.7
69.9 76.4
12.7 14.7
1941 69.4 75.5
12.8 14.9
69.8 76.0
12.8 14.9
70.3 76.7
12.8 14.9
1942 69.9 75.9
12.8 15.0
70.4 76.5
12.8 15.0
70.9 77.2
12.8 15.0
1943 70.1 76.1
12.9 15.1
70.6 76.8
12.9 15.1
71.3 77.6
12.9 15.1
1944 70.3 76.3
12.9 15.3
70.9 77.0
12.9 15.3
71.6 77.8
12.9 15.3
1945 70.5 76.5
13.0 15.4
71.1 77.3
13.0 15.4
71.9 78.2
13.0 15.4
1946 70.9 76.9
13.0 15.6
71.5 77.6
13.0 15.6
72.3 78.6
13.0 15.6
1947 71.2 77.2
13.0 15.7
71.9 78.0
13.0 15.7
72.7 79.0
13.0 15.7
1948 71.3 77.2
13.1 15.9
72.0 78.1
13.1 15.9
72.9 79.2
13.1 15.9
1949 71.3 77.3
13.1 16.0
72.1 78.3
13.1 16.0
73.0 79.4
13.1 16.0
1950 71.5 77.5
13.1 16.2
72.3 78.5
13.1 16.2
73.3 79.6
13.1 16.2
1951 71.6 77.6
13.1 16.3
72.5 78.6
13.1 16.3
73.5 79.8
13.1 16.3
1952 71.7 77.7
13.1 16.4
72.6 78.7
13.1 16.4
73.7 80.0
13.1 16.4
1953 71.8 77.8
13.1 16.5
72.8 78.9
13.1 16.5
73.9 80.2
13.1 16.5
1954 72.0 77.9
13.1 16.6
73.0 79.0
13.1 16.6
74.2 80.4
13.1 16.6
1955 72.1 78.0
13.1 16.7
73.1 79.1
13.1 16.7
74.4 80.6
13.1 16.7
1956 72.2 78.0
13.1 16.9
73.2 79.2
13.1 16.9
74.6 80.8
13.1 16.9
1957 72.2 78.1
13.2 17.0
73.4 79.3
13.2 17.0
74.8 80.9
13.2 17.0
1958 72.3 78.1
13.2 17.2
73.4 79.4
13.2 17.2
74.9 81.0
13.2 17.2
1959 72.4 78.2
13.2 17.3
73.6 79.5
13.2 17.3
75.2 81.2
13.2 17.3
1960 72.5 78.2
13.2 17.4
73.8 79.6
13.2 17.4
75.4 81.4
13.2 17.4
1961 72.7 78.3
13.3 17.6
74.0 79.8
13.3 17.6
75.7 81.6
13.3 17.6
1962 72.7 78.4
13.3 17.7
74.1 79.9
13.3 17.7
75.8 81.7
13.3 17.7
1963 72.8 78.4
13.4 17.8
74.3 79.9
13.4 17.8
76.1 81.9
13.4 17.8
1964 73.0 78.5
13.4 17.9
74.4 80.1
13.4 17.9
76.3 82.1
13.4 17.9
1965 73.1 78.6
13.5 18.0
74.6 80.2
13.5 18.0
76.6 82.2
13.5 18.0
1966 73.3 78.7
13.5 18.2
74.8 80.3
13.5 18.2
76.9 82.5
13.5 18.2
1967 73.5 78.9
13.6 18.3
75.1 80.5
13.6 18.3
77.2 82.7
13.6 18.3
1968 73.6 79.0
13.7 18.4
75.3 80.7
13.7 18.4
77.4 82.9
13.7 18.4
1969 73.8 79.1
13.7 18.5
75.5 80.8
13.7 18.5
77.7 83.1
13.7 18.5
1970 73.9 79.2
13.8 18.5
75.7 81.0
13.8 18.5
78.0 83.3
13.8 18.5
1971 74.1 79.3
13.9 18.6
75.9 81.1
13.9 18.6
78.2 83.6
13.9 18.6
1972 74.2 79.4
14.0 18.6
76.0 81.3
14.0 18.6
78.5 83.8
14.0 18.6
1973 74.3 79.5
14.1 18.6
76.2 81.4
14.1 18.7
78.7 84.0
14.1 18.7
1974 74.4 79.6
14.1 18.7
76.4 81.6
14.1 18.7
79.0 84.2
14.1 18.7
1975 74.6 79.7
14.2 18.7
76.6 81.7
14.2 18.7
79.2 84.4
14.2 18.7
1976 74.7 79.8
14.3 18.7
76.7 81.8
14.3 18.7
79.5 84.5
14.3 18.7
1977 74.9 79.9
14.4 18.7
76.9 82.0
14.4 18.7
79.7 84.8
14.4 18.7
1978 75.0 80.0
14.5 18.7
77.1 82.1
14.5 18.7
80.0 84.9
14.5 18.7
1979 75.1 80.0
14.6 18.7
77.3 82.2
14.6 18.7
80.2 85.1
14.6 18.7
1980 75.2 80.1
14.7 18.7
77.5 82.3
14.7 18.7
80.5 85.3
14.7 18.8
1981 75.4 80.2
14.8 18.7
77.6 82.5
14.8 18.8
80.7 85.5
14.8 18.8
1982 75.5 80.3
14.9 18.7
77.8 82.6
14.9 18.8
80.9 85.7
14.9 18.8
1983 75.5 80.3
15.0 18.7
77.9 82.7
15.0 18.8
81.1 85.8
15.0 18.8
1984 75.6 80.4
15.1 18.7
78.0 82.8
15.1 18.8
81.3 86.0
15.1 18.9
1985 75.7 80.5
15.1 18.7
78.1 82.9
15.2 18.8
81.5 86.2
15.2 18.9
1986 75.8 80.5
15.2 18.8
78.3 83.0
15.3 18.8
81.7 86.3
15.3 18.9
1987 75.8 80.6
15.3 18.8
78.4 83.1
15.3 18.9
81.9 86.5
15.4 19.0
1988 75.9 80.6
15.4 18.8
78.5 83.2
15.4 18.9
82.1 86.6
15.5 19.0
1989 76.0 80.7
15.4 18.8
78.6 83.2
15.5 18.9
82.2 86.8
15.6 19.1
1990 76.1 80.8
15.5 18.8
78.8 83.4
15.6 19.0
82.4 86.9
15.7 19.1
1991 76.1 80.8
15.6 18.8
78.9 83.5
15.7 19.0
82.6 87.1
15.8 19.2
1992 76.2 80.9
15.6 18.8
79.0 83.6
15.8 19.0
82.8 87.2
15.9 19.3
1993 76.3 80.9
15.7 18.8
79.1 83.6
15.9 19.1
83.0 87.4
16.0 19.3
1994 76.4 81.0
15.8 18.8
79.2 83.7
16.0 19.1
83.2 87.5
16.1 19.4
1995 76.5 81.1
15.8 18.8
79.4 83.9
16.0 19.1
83.4 87.7
16.3 19.5
1996 76.5 81.1
15.9 18.8
79.5 83.9
16.1 19.2
83.6 87.9
16.4 19.6
1997 76.6 81.2
16.0 18.9
79.6 84.0
16.2 19.2
83.7 88.0
16.5 19.6
1998 76.6 81.2
16.0 18.9
79.7 84.1
16.3 19.3
83.9 88.1
16.7 19.7
1999 76.7 81.2
16.1 18.9
79.8 84.2
16.4 19.3
84.0 88.3
16.8 19.8
2000 76.8 81.3
16.1 18.9
79.9 84.3
16.5 19.4
84.2 88.4
16.9 19.9
2001 76.8 81.3
16.2 18.9
80.0 84.3
16.6 19.4
84.4 88.5
17.0 20.0
2002 76.9 81.4
16.2 18.9
80.1 84.4
16.6 19.5
84.5 88.7
17.1 20.1
2003 76.9 81.4
16.2 18.9
80.2 84.5
16.7 19.5
84.7 88.8
17.2 20.2
1 The cohort life expectancy at a given age for a given year represents the average number of years of life remaining if a group of persons at that age were to experience the mortality rates for the series of years in which they reach each succeeding age.
2 Cohort life expectancies at birth are based on a combination of actual and projected data for birth years prior to 2001. For birth years after 2000, these values are based on projected data.
3 Age 65 cohort life expectancies are based on actual data prior to 1970. For 1970 through 2000, these values are based on a combination of actual and projected data. After 2000, these values are based on projected data.

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