Life table practice

Below are five self-assessment quizzes to test your understanding of life tables. All the calculations are based on the figures shown in the table below (Table 3 as shown previously). Use the tabs to go through each exercise in turn.

 

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From the table above what would 10p50 be in both words and figures?


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10p50 is the probability of surviving from age 50 to age 60.

It would be calculated as l60 / l50.

This would be 93393/ 96923 = 0.9636 or 96.36%
 

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What is infant mortality per thousand in the table above? Express your answer to 2 decimal places, followed by the phrase per thousand, e.g. 1.23 per thousand.


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Correct. The answer is given by 100,000 - 99,562 = 438 per hundred thousand = 4.38 per thousand.Incorrect. The answer should be given by 100,000 - 99,562 = 438 per hundred thousand = 4.38 per thousand.Your answer has been saved.

 

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What is Under 5 mortality per thousand in the table? Express your answer to 2 decimal places, followed by the phrase per thousand, e.g. 1.23 per thousand.


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Correct. The answer is 100,000 - 99,484 = 516 per hundred thousand = 5.16 per thousandIncorrect. The answer should be 100,000 - 99,484 = 516 per hundred thousand = 5.16 per thousandYour answer has been saved.

 

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What is the probability of surviving between exact ages 30 and 40 in the table? Express your answer to 3 decimal places or one decimal place of a percentage (%) e.g. 0.999 or 99.9%


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Correct. The answer is 98386/98981 = 0.994 (= 99.4%).Incorrect. The answer should be 98386/98981 = 0.994 (= 99.4%).Your answer has been saved.

 

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What is the probability of dying between between 30 and 40 as in the last question? Express your answer in 3 decimal places or a decimal place of a percentages (%) e.g. 0.002 or 0.2%.


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Correct. The answer is 1 - 0.994 = 0.006 (=0.6%)Incorrect. The answer should be 1 - 0.994 = 0.006 (=0.6%)Your answer has been saved.