Table 2

Decomposition of the change in life expectancy at age 35 between periods by age group, non-manual and manual workers, men and women

Age		Deaths 1991–95				Change in life expectancy		% of total change 1971–75/1991–95
Age		Deaths 1991–95				1971–75/ 1976–80	1976–80/ 1981–85	% of total change 1971–75/1991–95	1981–85/ 1986–90	1986–90/ 1991–95	1971–75/ 1991–95
Men
35–44	1 279	Non-manual	0.10	0.15	−0.03	0.10	0.32	6
	4 119	Manual	0.24	0.14	−0.16	0.01	0.23	6
45–54	2 620	Non-manual	0.38	0.24	0.25	0.07	0.93	18
	5 892	Manual	0.20	0.38	0.06	0.15	0.79	21
55–64	3 579	Non-manual	0.24	0.32	0.55	0.40	1.52	30
	10 390	Manual	0.22	0.40	0.22	0.36	1.20	32
65–74	5 917	Non-manual	0.41	0.26	0.49	0.38	1.53	30
	16 273	Manual	0.17	0.31	0.24	0.31	1.04	28
75–84	6 463	Non-manual	0.08	0.21	0.26	0.12	0.67	13
	15 038	Manual	0.09	0.11	0.09	0.16	0.45	12
85+	2 756	Non-manual	0.06	0.00	0.03	0.04	0.13	3
	5 742	Manual	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.06	2
Total	22 614	Non-manual	1.26	1.18	1.56	1.11	5.10	100
	57 454	Manual	0.95	1.36	0.45	1.01	3.77	100
Women
35–44	1 153	Non-manual	0.09	0.03	0.02	−0.01	0.12	3
	849	Manual	0.02	0.07	−0.07	−0.06	−0.05	-2
45–54	2 070	Non-manual	0.10	0.08	0.03	0.03	0.25	7
	1 536	Manual	0.18	0.14	−0.16	0.00	0.16	5
55–64	2 738	Non-manual	0.21	0.15	0.15	0.18	0.69	19
	3 438	Manual	0.20	0.21	0.09	0.09	0.60	20
65–74	5 787	Non-manual	0.39	0.21	0.23	0.32	1.15	32
	9 803	Manual	0.36	0.25	0.17	0.29	1.06	35
75–84	10 095	Non-manual	0.41	0.32	0.12	0.30	1.14	31
	20 328	Manual	0.48	0.20	0.13	0.21	1.03	34
85+	8 285	Non-manual	0.12	0.09	0.02	0.06	0.29	8
	15 461	Manual	0.12	0.08	−0.02	0.03	0.21	7
Total	30 128	Non-manual	1.32	0.87	0.56	0.89	3.64	100
	51 415	Manual	1.35	0.95	0.15	0.57	3.01	100