Definition
The number of years, on average, a person is expected to live, based on current age and sex-specific death rates.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptPerson—life expectancy
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Object ClassPerson
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PropertyLife expectancy
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Value DomainTotal years NNN
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Total years NNN ".Data Type | Number |
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Format | N[NN] |
Maximum character length | 3 |
Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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Supplementary Values | 999 | Unknown/not stated |
Comments
Guide for use:
A life table is a statistical model used to represent mortality of a population. In its simplest form, a life table is generated from age-specific death rates and the resulting values are used to measure mortality, survivorship and life expectancy.