Definition: Life expectancy at certain ages

Category: Demography

The mean number of years still to be lived by a person who has reached a certain exact age, if subjected throughout the rest of his or her life to the current mortality conditions (age-specific probabilities of dying). http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/metadata/en/demo_mor_esms.htm Eurostat, "Demographic statistics: Definitions and methods of collection in 31 European countries (2003 Edition)", Luxembourg, 2003Eurostat, "Glossary on Demographic Statistics", 2000 Edition