Figures

Figure 1.	Probability of dying by age and sex. Thirteen countries 1980-90
Figure 2.	Probability of dying by age and sex. Countries with low, medium and high mortality, 1980-1990
Figure 3.	Probability of dying by age and sex. Thirteen countries by decade
Figure 4.	Life expectancy at age 80 according to official and Odense life tables
Figure 5.	Percentage decline of mortality by age between successive decades. Thirteen countries with good data
Figure 6.	Percent decline of mortality from 1960-70 to 1980-90
Figure 7.	Life expectancy at age 80 in 1980-90 by sex. Nineteen countries with good data
Figure 8.	Life expectancy at age 80 by sex and decade. Low, medium and high mortality countries
Figure 9.	Correlation between life expectancy at age 80 in 1950-60 and its gain until 1980-90.Nineteen countries with good data
Figure 10.	Long term development of life expectancy at 80 in Sweden, Finland and Norway
Figure 11.	Length of life of 1000 persons who reached age 80. Thirteen countrieswith good data
Figure 12.	Length of life of 1000 persons who reached age 80. Selected countries, 1980-90
Figure 13.	Age when life expectancy equals 5 years. Low, medium and high mortality countries
Figure 14.	Age shift in mortality from 1960-70 to specified periods. Thirteen countries
Figure 15.	Age shift in mortality from 1960-70 to 1980-90
Figure 16.	Comparison of age shift with increase in life expectancy at 80 from 1960-70 to 1980-90
Figure 17.	Slope of mortality (k) in 5-year age intervals. Thirteen countries with good data
Figure 18.	Correlation of life expectancy at age 80 and slope of mortality (k) between ages 83 and 98, twenty countries in 1980-90
Figure 19.	Correlation between change in life expectancy at age 80 and in slope of mortality (k) from 1960-70 and 1980-90. Twenty countries
Figure 20.	Increase from 1960-70 to 1980-90 in age-specific probability of survival. Thirteen countries with good data
Figure 21.	Percent surviving through specified age intervals. Thirteen countries with good data
Figure 22.	Probability of dying at ages 100 and over. 1980-90
Figure 23.	Survival curve of centenarians. Thirteen countries with good data
Figure 24.	Gender indicators of mortality. Thirteen countries with good data
Figure 25.	Female advantage in life expectancy and female age delay in mortality, 1980-90
Figure 26.	Proportionate age pyramid of the oldest-old. Thirteen countries with good data
Figure 27.	Proportionate age pyramid of centenarians. Thirteen countries with good data
Figure 28.	Age distribution of stationary population
Figure 29.	Survivors out of 100 persons aged 80
Figure 30.	Years of life gained per 100 persons aged 80.
Figure 31.	Years lived at specified age intervals per each person reaching age 80
Figure 32.	Mortality change indicators. Thirteen countries. Change in mortality from 1960-70 to 1980-90
Figure 33.	Seven indicators of mortality change. Females. Thirteen countries from 1960-70 to 1980-90
Figure 34.	Annual growth rate of oldest-old population in ten countries involved in World War I
Figure 35.	Growth of the oldest-old population. Thirteen countries with good data
Figure 36.	Growth factor of oldest-old population from 1960 to 1990 and contribution of mortality decline above age 80 to it. (in colour)
Figure 37.	Life and death at ages 80 and over. Females