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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