Table. 1 Absolute and relative differences by education level in life expectancy at ages 25, 45, 65 and 85 years for Australian men and women, 2016
Life expectancy for men (95% CI) | Difference in years (95% CI) | Ratio | Life expectancy for women (95% CI) | Difference in years (95% CI) | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Life expectancy by education level | ||||||
At age 25 years | ||||||
University qualification (highest) | 61.2 (61.0, 61.4 ) | 0.0 | 1.00 | 63.6 (63.4, 63.9) | 0.0 | 1.00 |
Other post-secondary & Yr12 | 59.5 (59.3, 59.7) | 1.7 (1.4, 2.0) | 0.97 | 63.3 (63.0, 63.5) | 0.3 (-0.1, 0.7) | 1.00 |
Other post-secondary, no Yr12 | 57.6 (57.4, 57.7) | 3.6 (3.3, 3.9) | 0.94 | 61.9 (61.6, 62.1) | 1.7 (1.3, 2.1) | 0.97 |
No post-secondary & Yr12 | 57.2 (56.9, 57.4) | 4.0 (3.6, 4.4) | 0.93 | 61.3 (61.1, 61.6 ) | 2.3 (1.9, 2.7) | 0.96 |
No post-secondary, no Yr12 (lowest) | 52.1 (51.9, 52.3) | 9.1 (8.8, 9.4) | 0.85 | 58.1 (58.0, 58.3) | 5.5 (5.1, 5.9) | 0.91 |
At age 45 years | ||||||
University qualification (highest) | 41.6 (41.4, 41.8) | 0.0 | 1.00 | 44.0 (43.7, 44.2) | 0.0 | 1.00 |
Other post-secondary & Yr12 | 40.3 (40.1, 40.5) | 1.3 (1.0, 1.6) | 0.97 | 43.8 (43.5, 44.0) | 0.2 (-0.2, 0.6) | 1.00 |
Other post-secondary, no Yr12 | 38.6 (38.5, 38.8) | 3.0 (2.7, 3.3) | 0.93 | 42.7 (42.5, 42.9) | 1.3 (0.9, 1.7) | 0.97 |
No post-secondary & Yr12 | 38.3 (38.0, 38.5) | 3.3 (2.9, 3.7) | 0.92 | 42.0 (41.8, 42.2) | 2.0 (1.6, 2.4) | 0.95 |
No post-secondary, no Yr12 (lowest) | 34.3 (34.2, 34.4) | 7.3 (7.1, 7.5) | 0.82 | 39.3 (39.2, 39.4) | 4.7 (4.4, 5.0) | 0.89 |
At age 65 years | ||||||
University qualification (highest) | 22.9 (22.8, 23.1) | 0.0 | 1.00 | 25.0 (24.8, 25.2) | 0.0 | 1.00 |
Other post-secondary & Yr12 | 22.1 (22.0, 22.3) | 0.8 (0.6, 1.0) | 0.97 | 25.0 (24.8, 25.3) | 0.0 (-0.4, 0.4) | 1.00 |
Other post-secondary, no Yr12 | 20.9 (20.8, 21.0) | 2.0 (1.8, 2.2) | 0.91 | 24.2 (24.0, 24.4) | 0.8 (0.5, 1.1) | 0.97 |
No post-secondary & Yr12 | 20.7 (20.5, 20.9) | 2.2 (1.9, 2.5) | 0.90 | 23.6 (23.4, 23.8) | 1.4 (1.1, 1.7) | 0.95 |
No post-secondary, no Yr12 (lowest) | 18.0 (17.9, 18.1) | 4.9 (4.7, 5.1) | 0.79 | 21.7 (21.6, 21.8) | 3.3 (3.1, 3.5) | 0.89 |
At age 85 years | ||||||
University qualification (highest) | 7.64 (7.46, 7.83) | 0.0 | 1.00 | 8.67 (8.46, 8.88) | 0.0 | 1.00 |
Other post-secondary & Yr12 | 7.87 (7.68, 8.07) | -0.2 (-0.5, 0.0) | 1.03 | 8.76 (8.52, 9.00) | -0.1 (-0.4, 0.2) | 1.01 |
Other post-secondary, no Yr12 | 6.83 (6.72, 6.94) | 0.8 (0.6, 1.0) | 0.89 | 8.39 (8.21, 8.59) | 0.3 (0.0, 0.6) | 0.97 |
No post-secondary & Yr12 | 7.40 (7.21, 7.60) | 0.2 (0.0, 0.5) | 0.97 | 8.45 (8.29, 8.60) | 0.2 (0.0, 0.5) | 0.97 |
No post-secondary, no Yr12 (lowest) | 5.70 (5.64, 5.76) | 1.9 (1.8, 2.1) | 0.75 | 7.06 (7.02, 7.11) | 1.6 (1.4, 1.8) | 0.81 |