Abridged period life tables for the total New Zealand male and female populations provide an indication of the trends in life expectancy in the years between the construction of complete period life tables. Abridged life tables are available in February (provisional) and May (final) of each year.
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More information
Period life tables – webpage
Cohort life tables – webpage
Life table – definition of glossary term
Life expectancy – definition of glossary term
Life expectancy at birth – definition of glossary term
Page updated 16 May 2013