The life tables used to compensate for background mortality rates in relative survival analysis comprise a set of mortality rates by single year of age, generally 0-99 years, for each sex. Life tables are derived from mortality data (number of deaths, population, by age and sex) for a given calendar period, in a given country or region. They may also be specific for a particular group defined by socio-economic deprivation, race or ethnicity.
The life tables we have constructed for use in survival analyses for England and Wales contain age-sex-mortality rates for various indices of deprivation, by region and calendar year or period. National life tables for Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Ireland are also available.
UK life tables: by continent, country, region, subregion (England only), ethnicity , deprivation (1981-2011) — [calendar period varies by region: i.e Scotland (1991-2011); England and Wales combined (1989-2012)]
| Region | Ethnicity | Deprivation | Quintile | Subregion | Year | Sex | Age(x) | Mortality rate (mx) | Probability of death (qx) | Probability of survival (px) | year_days | x_days | mx_days | qx_days | px_days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | United Kingdom | England | None | Carstairs/IMDinc | Least deprived | na | 1981 | female | 0 | 0.007647 | 0.007618 | 0.992382 | 7,671 | 0 | 0.000021 | 0.000021 | 0.002717 |
| Europe | United Kingdom | England | None | Carstairs/IMDinc | Least deprived | na | 1981 | male | 0 | 0.010132 | 0.010081 | 0.989919 | 7,671 | 0 | 0.000028 | 0.000028 | 0.002710 |
| Europe | United Kingdom | England | None | Carstairs/IMDinc | Least deprived | na | 1981 | female | 1 | 0.000583 | 0.000583 | 0.999417 | 7,671 | 365 | 0.000002 | 0.000002 | 0.002736 |
| Europe | United Kingdom | England | None | Carstairs/IMDinc | Least deprived | na | 1981 | male | 1 | 0.000870 | 0.000870 | 0.999130 | 7,671 | 365 | 0.000002 | 0.000002 | 0.002735 |
| Europe | United Kingdom | England | None | Carstairs/IMDinc | Least deprived | na | 1981 | female | 2 | 0.000287 | 0.000287 | 0.999713 | 7,671 | 730 | 0.000001 | 0.000001 | 0.002737 |
| Europe | United Kingdom | England | None | Carstairs/IMDinc | Least deprived | na | 1981 | male | 2 | 0.000381 | 0.000381 | 0.999619 | 7,671 | 730 | 0.000001 | 0.000001 | 0.002737 |
| Europe | United Kingdom | England | None | Carstairs/IMDinc | Least deprived | na | 1981 | male | 3 | 0.000271 | 0.000271 | 0.999729 | 7,671 | 1,095 | 0.000001 | 0.000001 | 0.002737 |
| Europe | United Kingdom | England | None | Carstairs/IMDinc | Least deprived | na | 1981 | female | 3 | 0.000233 | 0.000233 | 0.999767 | 7,671 | 1,095 | 0.000001 | 0.000001 | 0.002737 |
| Europe | United Kingdom | England | None | Carstairs/IMDinc | Least deprived | na | 1981 | male | 4 | 0.000211 | 0.000211 | 0.999789 | 7,671 | 1,461 | 0.000001 | 0.000001 | 0.002737 |
| Europe | United Kingdom | England | None | Carstairs/IMDinc | Least deprived | na | 1981 | female | 4 | 0.000197 | 0.000197 | 0.999803 | 7,671 | 1,461 | 0.000001 | 0.000001 | 0.002737 |
Recommended citation for the methodology: Rachet B, Maringe C, Woods LM, Ellis L, Spika D, Allemani C. Multivariable flexible modelling for estimating complete, smoothed life tables for sub-national populations. BMC Public Health 2015; 15: 1240.