The concepts described on these pages are words and expressions used in statistics with a specific, limited meaning. In everyday speech the word may have a different meaning. In connection with each definition you can find information about which sets of statistics use the concept.

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Life expectancy

The number of years that a person of a given age would live provided that the rate of mortality remains unchanged.



Statistics using the definition

Validity of the definition

  • Valid

Source organisation

  • IUSSP

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