Table 1

Contributions of age groups (years and %) to differences in life expectancy at birth between each country and Australia, 2018

CountryCanadaIrelandNew ZealandUKUSA
Years (%)Years (%)Years (%)Years (%)Years (%)
Women
0–240.24 (19.4)−0.05 (−3.9)0.20 (12.0)0.06 (2.7)0.37 (9.5)
25–440.15 (11.6)0.01 (0.6)0.11 (6.7)0.12 (5.1)0.58 (14.7)
45–640.25 (20.2)0.11 (8.3)0.27 (16.3)0.49 (21.0)1.19 (30.1)
65–840.67 (52.8)1.02 (77.7)0.76 (45.0)1.26 (53.4)1.55 (39.3)
85+−0.05 (−3.9)0.23 (17.3)0.34 (20.0)0.42 (17.8)0.25 (6.4)
Total1.26 (100.0)1.32 (100.0)1.68 (100.0)2.36 (100.0)3.95 (100.0)
Men
0–240.23 (16.4)−0.14 (−14.5)0.16 (14.9)0.02 (0.8)0.59 (12.1)
25–440.25 (18.1)−0.13 (−13.7)0.04 (3.3)0.14 (7.1)1.03 (21.0)
45–640.31 (22.2)0.06 (5.7)0.15 (14.0)0.48 (24.7)1.68 (34.4)
65–840.58 (42.0)0.99 (101.5)0.52 (48.7)1.10 (56.0)1.47 (30.1)
85+0.02 (1.2)0.20 (21.0)0.20 (19.0)0.22 (11.3)0.11 (2.3)
Total1.38 (100.0)0.97 (100.0)1.07 (100.0)1.96 (100.0)4.88 (100.0)