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IN a recent communication (Acta med. Philippina, 1, 217; 1940) emanating from the Institute of Hygiene of the University of the Philippines, A. G. Sison, H. Lara, ?. ?. Herbosa and A. A. Lozano have compiled an instructive paper illustrated by 25 tables and 12 graphs of the life expectancy in the Philippines in 1902 and 1918. Their conclusions are as follows. The average expectation of life for both sexes in 1918 was 26.5 years, as compared with 17.91 years in 1902, which meant an improvement of approximately 9 years. For males the average expectation of life was 17-56 years in 1902 and 27.15 years in 1918, the corresponding increase being approximately 10 years. In 1902 the average expectation of life for females was 18-67 years and in 1918 26-38 years, an improvement of approximately 8 years. The complete expectation of life in the Philippines at birth for males was 11-54 years in 1902 and 25-17 years in 1918, an approximate increase of 14 years. For females the complete expectation of life at birth was 13-92 years in 1902 and 26-07 years in 1918, the increase being 12-15 years. The complete expectation of life at birth for both sexes was 12-24 years in 1902 and 25-64 years in 1918, in other words, the average length of life remaining to each child born alive in 1918 was more than double that of 1902.
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Life Expectancy in the Philippines. Nature 145, 967–968 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/145967d0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/145967d0