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)]
Continent Country 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.