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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 2 Five-year period in which the contribution of mortality delay to the increase in life expectancy at birth became persistently larger than the contribution of mortality compression, by sex and country, 1951–2013

From: The timing of the transition from mortality compression to mortality delay in Europe, Japan and the United States

Country

Men

Women

Japan

1965–1970

1965–1970

USA

1965–1970

1951–1955*

Denmark

1980–1985

1995–2000Ϯ

Finland

1965–1970

1965–1970

Ireland

1985–1990

1975–1980

Norway

1980–1985

1965–1970

Sweden

1965–1970

1955–1960*

UK

1965–1970

1960–1965*

Austria

1970–1975*

1970–1975

Belgium

1970–1975

1970–1975

The Netherlands#

1975–1980

1955–1960

Germany, West

1970–1975

1970–1975

France

1965–1970

1960–1965

Switzerland

1965–1970

1965–1970

Italy

1985–1990

1975–1980

Portugal

1985–1990

1975–1980

Spain

1975–1980

1970–1975

Bulgaria#

2000–2005

1975–1980

Czech Republic#

1990–1995*

1985–1990

Germany, East#

1990–1995Ϯ

1975–1980

Hungary#

1995–2000

1980–1985

Poland#

1990–1995*

1970–1975*

Slovakia#

1990–1995

1985–1990

Lithuania#

N/A

1970–1975*

Latvia#

N/A

2005-2010

Belarus#

N/A

2000–2005

Russia#

2005–2010Ϯ

1995–2000

Ukraine#

2005–2010

1995–2000

  1. N/A = not applicable
  2. #At least two 5-year periods in which declines in e0 occurred, mostly only among men, but for Belarus, Latvia, Russia, and Ukraine for both men and women
  3. *One 5-year period in between in which the contribution of compression was larger than delay
  4. ϮAlso at an earlier point in time, an extended period occurred in which absolute delay was more important than absolute compression: DKF 1951–1980, RFM 1980–1990, DEM 1970–1980