| TABLE 14. | PERCENT CHANGE IN AGE-SPECIFIC DEATH RATE FROM GIVEN 5-YEAR PERIOD TO THE NEXT |
| Country and period | Males | Females | ||||||
| 80-84 | 85-89 | 90-94 | 95-99 | 80-84 | 85-89 | 90-94 | 95-99 | |
| JAPAN | ||||||||
| 1950-54 | -1.2 | -3.4 | - 2.6 | +0.5 | -4.2 | - 3.5 | -4.4 | +4.3 |
| 1955-59 | +1.8 | +2.1 | -1.5 | +5.6 | -0.1 | +0.4 | +1.6 | - 3.0 |
| 1960-64 | -7.0 | -4.1 | - 3.7 | -10.4 | -7.9 | - 5.0 | -5.1 | - 3.2 |
| 1965-69 | -9.4 | -7.6 | - 5.9 | -0.7 | -10.1 | - 7.8 | - 3.9 | -4.9 |
| 1970-74 | -11.3 | - 9.8 | - 7.5 | - 3.9 | -12.6 | -9.1 | -7.7 | -4.8 |
| 1975-79 | -9.5 | -9.2 | -7.4 | -9.4 | -15.0 | -12.2 | -9.0 | -6.7 |
| 1980-84 | - 9.9 | -7.8 | -7.7 | -4.8 | -15.7 | -14.5 | -12.1 | - 8.3 |
| FINLAND | ||||||||
| 1950-54 | -2.6 | -2.0 | -0.4 | ... | - 1.2 | - 3.3 | - 1.4 | -16.4 |
| 1955-59 | -2.9 | -2.7 | - 1.6 | ... | -0.7 | + 1.5 | - 1.6 | +3.6 |
| 1960-64 | +4.4 | +7.5 | +2.6 | ... | - 1.2 | - 1.0 | + 1.3 | +3.8 |
| 1965-69 | -6.8 | -10.8 | - 5.0 | ... | -12.3 | -11.5 | -11.7 | -16.3 |
| 1970-74 | -9.2 | -11.3 | -11.9 | ... | -18.5 | -16.2 | -15.2 | - 9.8 |
| 1975-79 | -7.4 | - 8.1 | -4.2 | ... | -9.2 | -10.2 | -6.0 | -13.4 |
| 1980-84 | -3.5 | +2.3 | -4.2 | ... | - 3.9 | - 1.1 | + 1.2 | +18.1 |
| GERMANY W. | ||||||||
| 1955-59 | - 1.3 | -4.1 | - 2.9 | +4.1 | -4.9 | -4.1 | - 1.7 | - 1.4 |
| 1960-64 | +0.7 | -0.2 | - 1.3 | - 3.1 | -3.3 | - 2.3 | - 1.8 | - 1.4 |
| 1965-69 | - | - 1.5 | -0.5 | - 3.5 | -4.2 | - 3.2 | - 1.9 | + 1.7 |
| 1970-74 | - 3.3 | - 3.8 | - 3.7 | +2.0 | - 9.3 | - 7.8 | - 6.2 | - 5.6 |
| 1975-79 | -6.4 | -5.9 | -6.7 | - 7.3 | -10.2 | -9.4 | - 8.5 | -10.0 |
| 1980-84 | -7.2 | -6.0 | -4.1 | - 9.1 | -11.2 | - 8.3 | -7.4 | -9.4 |
| NORWAY | ||||||||
| 1950-54 | - 3.6 | -0.7 | +5.9 | -2.5 | - 1.9 | -1.1 | +5.0 | -0.6 |
| 1955-59 | +9.3 | +5.3 | +0.7 | + 1.8 | +2.7 | +2.5 | -0.2 | + 8.0 |
| 1960-64 | -0.2 | -4.4 | -2.9 | -9.1 | -7.1 | - 6.7 | -7.9 | -10.2 |
| 1965-69 | -0.1 | -0.3 | - 1.0 | - 1.9 | -4.4 | - 1.2 | - 1.2 | - 3.3 |
| 1970-74 | -4.3 | -4.2 | - 5.6 | +5.8 | -9.0 | - 8.8 | -5.9 | -7.7 |
| 1975-79 | -2.0 | - 2.7 | - 3.8 | -12.1 | - 9.6 | -9.7 | -7.1 | -4.5 |
| 1980-84 | -0.5 | +0.5 | - 1.2 | +5.9 | - 5.2 | - 1.0 | -0.9 | + 1.3 |
| CZECHOSLOVAKIA | ||||||||
| 1950-54 | - 3.6 | - 2.9 | - 1.2 | -7.6 | -7.3 | -4.1 | -0.2 | - 6.5 |
| 1955-59 | -2.5 | - 3.3 | -2.6 | +13.2 | -4.0 | -4.9 | - 6.2 | -4.1 |
| 1960-64 | + 1.6 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -4.7 | - 2.8 | - 1.4 | - 2.1 | - 2.3 |
| 1965-69 | +3.5 | +2.8 | +0.2 | -10.9 | + 1.8 | +0.6 | + 1.3 | - 1.1 |
| 1970-74 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -0.8 | -4.2 | - 2.2 | +0.3 | - 1.0 |
| 1975-79 | + 1.9 | +0.5 | +3.3 | +9.0 | +0.1 | -0.6 | + 1.5 | +5.3 |
| 1980-84 | - 5.4 | -7.1 | -10.3 | +2.7 | - 5.8 | - 5.9 | - 8.4 | - 2.3 |