The Chiang method was used to calculate life expectancy. For more information, please visit http://ibis.health.state.nm.us/resources/LifeExp.html.
Data Sources
New Mexico Death Data: Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics (BVRHS), New Mexico Department of Health.Population Source: Geospatial and Population Studies Program, University of New Mexico. http://bber.National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) public use data file.
Life expectancy is an estimate of the expected average number of years of life (or a person's age at death) for individuals
who were born into a particular population. Life expectancy at birth measures health status across all age groups. Life expectancy
at age 65 is often used as a measure of a healthy adult population.
How We Calculated the Rates
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Date Indicator Content Last Updated: 03/19/2013
Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, New Mexico Department of Health, Epidemiology and Response Division, State Center for Health Statistics, Santa Fe, NM, 87502.
Telephone: (866) 534-0051
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