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20% slope change total mortality

10% slope change total mortality

30% slope change total mortality

40% slope change total mortality

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30% slope change intrinsic mortality

20% slope change intrinsic mortality

10% slope change, intrinsic mortality

Data (Slope)

10% slope change, intrinsic mortality, TFR = 2.0
    Year 2000 Year 2030 Year 2050
Total population   281,421,906 355,538,592 389,925,020
Population 65+   34,991,753 71,418,452 87,536,840
Population 85+   4,239,587 8,834,070 20,807,594
Population 100+   50,454 275,257 1,169,170
Dependency ratios: 100x(dependent ages)/(ages 20-64)
  (0-19)+(65+) 0.70 0.82 0.86
  (0-19) 0.48 0.45 0.44
  (65+) 0.21 0.37 0.42
Life expectancy at birth
  Male 74.03 77.11 79.36
  Female 79.39 82.56 85.06
Life expectancy at age 20
  Male 55.10 58.22 60.51
  Female 60.20 63.40 65.93
Life expectancy at age 65
  Male 15.91 18.65 20.72
  Female 18.98 21.91 24.29
Life expectancy at age 85
  Male 5.18 6.95 8.39
  Female 6.39 8.67 10.71
Note: intrinsic is defined as total mortality minus accidents, homicide, and suicide
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