Longevity in Slovenia: Past and potential gains in life expectancy by age and causes of death

Abstract

In Slovenia, longevity is increasing rapidly. From 1997 to 2014, life expectancy at birth increased by 7 and 5 years for men and women, respectively. This paper explores how this gain in life expectancy at birth can be attributed to reduced mortality from five major groups of causes of death by 5-year age groups. It also estimates potential future gains in life expectancy at birth.

Keywords

• longevity
• life tables
• mortality
• causes of death
• cause elimination
• age decomposition
• potential gains in life expectancy
• life expectancy at birth
• slovenia
• dolgoživost
• tablice umrljivosti
• umrljivost
• vzroki smrti
• razčlenjevanje po starosti
• potencialno podaljšanje
• življenjskega pričakovanja
• slovenija