Variable Description
Name
Life expectancy at birth
en-NZ
Label
Life expectancy at birth
en-NZ
Description
The average length of life of a birth cohort. In a period life table, it is the average length of life of newborn babies, assuming they experience the age-specific mortality rates of a given period throughout their life. In a cohort life table, it is the average length of life of people born in a given period, based on the mortality rates actually experienced by them throughout their life.
en-NZRepresentation
Aggregation Method
Unspecified
Temporal
False
Geographic
False
Concept
Conceptual Variable
Concept
