Table 7.2. Sex ratios of mortality: qx for males divided by qx for females
| Age group |
Period 1960-70 |
Period 1970-80 |
Period 1980-90 |
Cohorts 1871-80 |
Observed values* |
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80-84 |
1.266 | 1.354 | 1.468 | 1.219 |
85-89 |
1.187 | 1.229 | 1.296 | 1.180 |
90-94 |
1.143 | 1.158 | 1.190 | 1.148 |
95-99 |
1.113 | 1.109 | 1.127 | 1.109 |
100-104 |
1.104 | 1.125 | 1.115 | 1.127 |
105-109 |
1.027 | 1.066 | 1.007 | 1.016 |
Model values at age 110 for comparison |
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| Logistic | 1.168 | 1.188 | 1.176 | 1.053 |
| Kannisto | 1.010 | 0.991 | 0.983 | 1.035 |
| Quadratic | 1.064 | 1.095 | 1.121 | 0.962 |
*Source: Derived from Table 6.2