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Yan Zhong-cheng Chap. 3 Life tables Life table Life tables summarize the fate of a group of individuals born at approximately the same time from birth to the end of the life cycle. Life tables show the number of individuals present at different life stages or ages together with age-specific survival rates and age-specific mortality rates calculated for each stage. Vital statistics, by age, of a population, for Life expectancy(生命期望 ) Life expectancy Life expectancy--the average additional time still left to individuals alive at a particular age x