title: Life tables as "predictors" of average longevity.
abstract: Selected figures from Canadian life tables have been analysed to illustrate one potential use of routinely collected and published data. A plea is made for the inclusion of the fundamentals of demography in undergraduate medical education.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002170:Canada; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003479:Curriculum; D003710:Demography; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008136:Longevity; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality