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Table 3 Adult mortality, life expectancy, age standardised rates by age group, ethnicity, sex. Fiji 1996–2017

From: Trends in mortality and life expectancy in Fiji over 20 years

Period

Male

Female

 

i-Taukei

Indian

Totalb

i-Taukei

Indian

Totalb

Young adult mortality 15–34 years: probability dying (%) and 95% CI

 1996–98

3.6

3.3–4.0

3.6

3.2–3.9

3.6

3.3–3.8

2.6

2.3–3.0

2.4

2.1–2.8

2.5

2.3–2.7

 1999–01

3.7

3.3–4.0

4.1

3.7–4.5

3.9

3.6–4.2

2.9

2.6–3.2

2.9

2.6–3.3

2.9

2.6–3.1

 2002–04

3.3

3.0–3.6

4.0

3.6–4.4

3.6

3.3–3.8

3.0

2.7–3.3

2.9

2.6–3.3

2.9

2.7–3.1

 2005–07

3.4

3.1–3.8

3.5

3.1–3.8

3.4

3.2–3.7

2.6

2.4–2.9

2.1

1.8–2.4

2.4

2.2–2.6

 2008–10

3.0

2.7–3.3

2.8

2.4–3.1

3.0

2.8–3.2

2.6

2.4–2.9

2.3

1.9–2.6

2.5

2.3–2.7

 2011–13

3.4

3.1–3.7

3.6

3.2–4.0

3.5

3.2–3.7

2.4

2.1–2.6

2.4

2.0–2.7

2.4

2.2–2.6

 2014–17a

3.0

2.8–3.3

3.7

3.4–4.1

3.3

3.1–3.5

2.6

2.4–2.9

2.5

2.2–2.9

2.5

2.3–2.7

p trend

0.040↓

0.470

0.134

0.237

0.481

0.270

Mid age mortality 35–59 years: probability dying (%) and 95% CI

 1996–98

24.0

22.8–25.2

30.1

28.8–31.4

26.7

25.8–27.5

19.8

18.7–20.9

17.9

16.8–19.0

18.5

17.8–19.3

 1999–01

24.4

23.3–25.5

33.3

32.0–34.6

28.1

27.3–29.0

20.2

19.1–21.3

15.9

14.9–16.9

17.9

17.1–18.6

 2002–04

23.4

22.3–24.5

28.2

27.0–29.4

25.5

24.7–26.2

20.8

19.7–21.8

16.0

15.0–17.0

18.3

17.6–19.0

 2005–07

24.9

23.9–25.9

27.5

26.3–28.6

25.7

25.0–26.4

21.6

20.5–22.6

14.9

13.9–15.8

18.2

17.5–18.8

 2008–10

23.1

22.2–24.1

26.5

25.3–27.6

24.2

23.5–24.9

21.4

20.5–22.4

16.4

15.4–17.3

18.7

18.1–19.4

 2011–13

23.8

22.9–24.7

27.4

26.3–28.6

24.6

23.9–25.3

21.3

20.4–22.2

15.8

14.9–16.8

18.3

17.6–18.9

 2014–17a

24.2

23.4–24.9

27.5

26.5–28.4

24.5

23.9–25.1

21.8

21.1–22.6

16.0

15.2–16.9

18.7

18.2–19.3

p trend

0.830

0.086

0.025↓

0.006↑

0.304

0.259

Adult mortality 15–59 years: probability dying (%) and 95% CI

 

 1996–98

26.8

25.6–28.0

32.6

31.3–33.9

29.3

28.5–30.2

21.9

20.8–23.0

19.9

18.8–21.1

20.6

19.8–21.3

 1999–01

27.2

26.0–28.3

36.1

34.8–37.3

31.0

30.1–31.8

22.5

21.5–23.6

18.4

17.3–19.4

20.2

19.5–20.9

 2002–04

25.9

24.9–27.0

31.1

29.9–32.3

28.1

27.4–28.9

23.1

22.1–24.2

18.4

17.4–19.5

20.7

20.2–21.4

 2005–07

27.5

26.5–28.5

30.0

28.8–31.1

28.3

27.5–29.0

23.6

22.6–24.6

16.7

15.7–17.6

20.2

19.5–20.8

 2008–10

25.5

24.5–26.4

28.5

27.4–29.6

26.5

25.8–27.2

23.5

22.5–24.5

18.2

17.3–19.2

20.8

20.1–21.4

 2011–13

26.4

25.5–27.3

30.0

28.9–31.2

27.2

26.5–27.9

23.2

22.2–24.1

17.8

16.8–18.8

20.2

19.6–20.8

 2014–17a

26.5

25.7–27.2

30.2

29.2–31.2

27.0

26.4–27.5

23.9

23.1–24.7

18.2

17.3–19.0

20.8

20.2–21.3

p trend

0.499

0.101

0.030↓

0.011↑

0.240

0.657

Adult mortality 30–69 years: probability dying (%) and 95% CI

 

 1996–98

50.9

49.2–52.4

59.8

58.0–61.4

54.4

53.2–55.5

42.1

40.5–43.7

41.3

39.4–43.1

41.1

39.9–42.2

 1999–01

52.4

50.9–53.9

60.6

59.0–62.1

55.4

54.4–56.5

45.0

43.4–46.4

39.3

37.6–41.0

41.7

40.6–42.8

 2002–04

50.3

48.9–51.7

55.4

53.8–56.9

52.0

51.0–53.0

44.8

43.4–46.2

37.4

35.8–39.0

40.8

39.3–42.4

 2005–07

50.5

49.2–51.8

54.1

52.6–55.6

51.5

50.5–52.4

44.1

42.7–45.4

35.6

34.0–37.1

39.7

38.7–40.7

 2008–10

47.9

46.6–49.2

53.0

51.5–64.5

49.4

48.4–50.3

43.2

41.9–44.5

40.2

38.6–41.6

40.9

40.0–41.9

 2011–13

48.3

47.0–49.5

55.6

54.1–57.0

50.1

49.2–51.0

41.7

40.5–42.9

40.1

38.6–41.6

39.7

38.7–40.6

 2014–17a

49.4

48.4–50.4

57.6

56.3–58.8

51.0

50.2–51.7

42.4

41.4–43.4

39.9

38.6–41.2

39.9

39.1–40.7

p trend

0.062↓

0.268

0.029↓

0.340

0.970

0.061↓

Life expectancy (LE) at birth: LE and 95% CI

 

 1996–98

64.1

63.7–64.5

62.8

62.4–63.2

63.6

63.4–63.9

66.7

66.4–67.1

67.6

67.2–68.1

67.4

67.1–67.6

 1999–01

63.8

63.4–64.1

61.8

61.5–62.2

63.0

62.8–63.3

65.9

65.5–66.2

68.0

67.6–68.4

67.0

66.7–67.2

 2002–04

64.3

64.0–64.6

63.2

62.8–63.6

63.9

63.6–64.1

65.9

65.5–66.2

68.2

67.8–68.6

67.0

66.8–67.3

 2005–07

64.0

63.7–64.4

63.4

63.0–63.8

63.9

63.7–64.2

66.0

65.7–66.4

68.9

68.5–69.3

67.4

67.1–67.6

 2008–10

65.1

64.7–65.4

64.2

63.8–64.6

64.8

64.5–65.0

66.4

66.0–66.7

68.2

67.8–68.6

67.4

67.1–67.6

 2011–13

64.9

64.6–65.2

63.7

63.3–64.1

64.6

64.4–64.8

66.9

66.6–67.2

68.3

67.9–68.6

67.8

67.5–68.0

 2014–17a

64.9

64.7–65.2

63.5

63.2–63.9

64.7

64.5–64.9

67.0

66.7–67.2

68.2

67.9–68.6

67.8

67.6–68.0

p trend

0.030↑

0.091

0.014↑

0.188

0.298

0.048↑

Direct age standardised death rates (DASR): DASR and 95% CI

 1996–98

9.27

9.01–9.54

10.6

10.3–11.0

9.75

9.55–9.95

7.29

7.06–7.52

6.76

6.51–7.02

6.89

6.73–7.05

 1999–01

9.49

9.23–9.74

11.4

11.1–11.7

10.1

10.0–10.3

7.69

7.47–7.92

6.37

6.14–6.61

6.97

6.82–7.13

 2002–04

8.95

8.72–9.19

9.81

9.5–10.1

9.21

9.04–9.39

7.61

7.40–7.82

6.07

5.85–6.29

6.82

6.67–6.96

 2005–07

8.65

8.43–8.87

9.23

8.96–9.50

8.73

8.57–8.90

7.21

7.01–7.41

5.48

5.28–5.68

6.34

6.20–6.48

 2008–10

7.94

7.74–8.15

8.69

8.42–8.95

8.12

7.96–8.27

7.09

6.90–7.28

6.03

5.82–6.24

6.48

6.34–6.61

 2011–13

8.17

7.97–8.37

9.49

9.21–9.76

8.47

8.31–8.62

6.64

6.46–6.82

6.27

6.05–6.48

6.25

6.12–6.38

 2014–17a

8.23

8.06–8.40

9.79

9.55–10.0

8.50

8.37–8.63

6.72

6.57–6.87

6.50

6.32–6.69

6.35

6.25–6.46

p trend

0.010↓

0.143

0.017↓

0.021↓

0.718

0.011↓

  1. a 2014–17 4-year data. b Total includes i-Taukei, Indians, others. Bold: p < 0.05; Italics: p ≥ 0.05 to p < 0.06. LE life expectancy at birth, CI confidence interval, DASR all age, direct age standardised death rate per 1000 population based on Fiji 2007 census by 5-year age groups, Probability dying (%) probability of dying in the specified age interval = cumulative risk from the cumulative rate (see Methods)
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