ANNEX TABLE 6. MORTALITY OF THE ELDERLY IN 1955-59 AND 1985-89.
Central death rates per 1000 population. The rates for ages 60-79 are based on United Nations Demographic Yearbook, the other rates on the author's data.
Sex and age Italy1) Japan
1955-59 1985-89 Ratio 1955-59 1985-89 Ratio
Males            
60-64 24.2 18.4 0.760 27.28 12.80 0.469
65-69 36.3 28.9 0.796 43.84 20.42 0.466
70-74 53.8 42.6 0.792 71.56 35.00 0.489
75-79 87.8 74.0 0.843 111.30 60.75 0.546
             
80-84 138.5 119.2 0.861 169.4 105.1 0.620
85-89 214.8 181.3 0.844 247.8 169.3 0.683
90-94 321.0 281.2 0.876 363.9 256.6 0.705
95-99 491.7 403.2 0.820 470.7 366.7 0.778

100-

 561.3 584.6 0.977 550.3 497.9 0.905
Females            
60-64 12.6 7.7 0.610 16.98 6.12 0.360
65-69 21.8 13.2 0.606 28.48 10.20 0.358
70-74 38.9 21.9 0.563 49.44 18.45 0.373
75-79 70.1 42.6 0.607 81.16 34.97 0.431
             
80-84 115.9 81.3 0.701 132.5 68.6 0.518
85-89 187.2 141.4 0.755 206.6 124.2 0.601
90-94 281.9 235.2 0.834 308.3 210.7 0.683
95-99 441.2 357.3 0.810 450.1 327.4 0.727
100- 511.0 527.5 1.032 565.1 449.5 0.795

1) For Italy, data for 1960-64 are substituted for 1955-59.