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 | Norway | Sweden | ||||
1955-59 | 1985-89 | Ratio | 1955-59 | 1985-89 | Ratio | |
Males | ||||||
60-64 | 17.64 | 17.90 | 1.015 | 18.24 | 13.32 | 0.730 |
65-69 | 27.12 | 28.90 | 1.066 | 29.42 | 25.35 | 0.861 |
70-74 | 44.10 | 46.47 | 1.054 | 48.32 | 42.20 | 0.873 |
75-79 | 71.68 | 72.66 | 1.014 | 80.28 | 67.77 | 0.844 |
80-84 | 114.3 | 116.2 | 1.017 | 133.1 | 114.6 | 0.861 |
85-89 | 189.2 | 177.8 | 0.990 | 216.5 | 181.9 | 0.840 |
90-94 | 301.9 | 262.3 | 0.869 | 325.2 | 282.1 | 0.867 |
95-99 | 443.1 | 396.1 | 0.893 | 467.0 | 398.8 | 0.854 |
Females | ||||||
60-64 | 10.60 | 8.23 | 0.776 | 12.38 | 7.90 | 0.638 |
65-69 | 18.86 | 12.80 | 0.679 | 21.84 | 12.57 | 0.576 |
70-74 | 33.84 | 22.93 | 0.678 | 39.34 | 22.00 | 0.559 |
75-79 | 61.10 | 42.00 | 0.687 | 69.34 | 39.20 | 0.565 |
80-84 | 105.8 | 75.4 | 0.713 | 119.8 | 73.0 | 0.609 |
85-89 | 174.2 | 134.2 | 0.770 | 192.8 | 133.0 | 0.690 |
90-94 | 280.2 | 220.3 | 0.786 | 297.9 | 221.2 | 0.743 |
95-99 | 399.0 | 334.8 | 0.839 | 432.2 | 342.7 | 0.793 |