life table

American  

noun

Insurance.

1. mortality table.

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life table British  

noun

1. another name for mortality table

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Etymology

Origin of life table

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Arias and her colleagues calculated life expectancy using a technique called a period life table.

From Scientific American

Ms. Zarr added that a police report was filed against a male student who walked up to the Students for Life table, grabbed all of its information booklets, and ran off before throwing them in a gutter.

From Washington Times

Developing a comprehensive life table will show the trajectory of a population.

From Washington Post

I have attached a spreadsheet that uses the same Social Security life table you may have used for your column.

From Seattle Times

Life table data does not go back to the 18th century, Dr. Jena said, so his team estimated comparable life expectancies based on early 19th-century data.

From New York Times