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 | Denmark | Finland | ||||
1955-59 | 1985-89 | Ratio | 1955-59 | 1985-89 | Ratio | |
Males | ||||||
60-64 | 19.14 | 21.30 | 1.113 | 32.74 | 23.70 | 0.724 |
65-69 | 30.68 | 32.70 | 1.066 | 48.62 | 36.00 | 0.740 |
70-74 | 49.02 | 50.27 | 1.025 | 73.12 | 56.10 | 0.767 |
75-79 | 79.94 | 78.50 | 0.982 | 111.26 | 85.90 | 0.772 |
80-84 | 132.2 | 118.6 | 0.897 | 167.6 | 128.5 | 0.767 |
85-89 | 210.9 | 175.8 | 0.834 | 250.6 | 194.9 | 0.778 |
90-94 | 321.6 | 265.0 | 0.824 | 360.5 | 279.4 | 0.775 |
95-99 | 451.0 | 391.1 | 0.867 | 463.0 | 411.0 | 0.888 |
Females | ||||||
60-64 | 13.12 | 11.93 | 0.909 | 15.14 | 8.67 | 0.562 |
65-69 | 22.46 | 17.13 | 0.763 | 28.38 | 15.40 | 0.543 |
70-74 | 39.76 | 27.27 | 0.686 | 49.92 | 27.53 | 0.551 |
75-79 | 71.60 | 44.23 | 0.618 | 89.96 | 50.03 | 0.556 |
80-84 | 119.2 | 75.9 | 0.637 | 145.3 | 89.0 | 0.613 |
85-89 | 193.8 | 132.3 | 0.683 | 226.9 | 150.1 | 0.662 |
90-94 | 297.5 | 220.7 | 0.742 | 340.4 | 241.4 | 0.709 |
95-99 | 423.8 | 335.3 | 0.791 | 440.0 | 365.1 | 0.830 |