Abridged life tables for Pakistan based on the 1971 Population Growth Survey

Abstract

A new set of abridged life tables for Pakistan is presented. Data from the 1971 Population Growth Survey were first analysed to estimate the degree of completeness of the reporting of male and female deaths; female deaths were substantially more under-reported than male deaths. Age-sex specific mortality schedules were adjusted accordingly.Life expectancy was around 50 years at birth, but increased by 8-9 years for those surviving the substantial risks of dying in the first year of life. No significant sex differential in mortality could be discerned from the life tables.