Frances Fitzgerald
Ceist:170 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Health and Children the male and female life expectancy at age 65 and 75 from 1970 to date. [12543/01]
Written Answers - Life Expectancy Statistics.
The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table.
Table 1
Life Expectancy of Males and Females at Age 65 and Age 75, 1970-1997
|
Males Aged 65 |
Males Aged 75 |
Females Aged 65 |
Females Aged 75 |
|
|
1970-1972 |
12.4 |
7.3 |
15.0 |
8.5 |
|
1978-1980 |
12.4 |
7.1 |
15.4 |
8.8 |
|
1980-1982 |
12.6 |
7.3 |
15.7 |
9.1 |
|
1985-1987 |
12.6 |
7.3 |
16.2 |
9.5 |
|
1990-1992 |
13.4 |
7.5 |
17.1 |
10.2 |
|
1993* |
13.4 |
7.9 |
17.0 |
10.0 |
|
1994* |
13.8 |
8.1 |
17.3 |
10.3 |
|
1995* |
13.6 |
7.9 |
17.3 |
10.3 |
|
1996* |
13.9 |
8.0 |
17.4 |
10.3 |
|
1997* |
14.1 |
8.2 |
17.5 |
10.4 |
*Provisional Figures, Demographic Statistics, Eurostat 1999.
Source: Central Statistics Office. Data is only available up to 1997.