ABSTRACT
Death in developed countries usually strikes at older ages. In most developed countries the life table probability of survival to age 65 is over 75 percent for men and over 85 percent for women. Median life table life spans typically exceed 75 years for men and 80 years for women. Populations are aging, but even given current age distributions, about one-third of male deaths and half of female deaths in developed countries occur after age 80.
