List of Tables

Table 1.	Kannisto-Thatcher Oldest-Old Database
Table 2.	Growth of the oldest-old population from 1950 to 1990
Table 3.	Growth factor of the oldest-old population from 1950 to1990, by country
Table 4.	Proportion of the oldest-old in total population,1960 and 1990, by country
Table 5.	Proportion of centenarians in total population,1960 and 1990, by country
Table 6.	Age-standardized death rates at ages 80-99 in 1955-59 and 1985-89, by country. Total and annual decline.
Table 7.	Age-standardized death rates at ages 80-99 years in groups of countries
Table 8.	Ranking of countries according to mortality at ages 80-99 in 1955-59 and 1985-89. Both sexes
Table 9.	Decline of mortality at ages 80-99 from 1955-59 to 1985-89
Table 10.	Onset of sustained decline in old-age mortality
Table 11.	Annual decline of mortality at ages 80-99. Calculated from the mean for the last 5 years relatively to the mean for the preceding 5 years
Table 12.	Decline of mortality by age and sex from 1955-59 to 1985-89, percent
Table 13.	Probability of dying at ages 100 and over, 1980-1990
Table 14.	Percent change in age-specific death rate from given 5-year period to the next. Selected countries
Table 15.	Sex ratios of mortality at ages 80-99 years, by country