The table illistrates the number of births and deaths , as well as the maximum age of males and female , in five different years between 1960 and 2000
Overall, while life expectancy for both genders increased steadily over the period , the number of deaths rose sharply, eventually exceeding births by 2000. Females consistently lived longer than males troughout the years shown.
In terms of population change, births increased from 40,000 in 1960 to a peak of 50,000 in 1980, before falling to 32,000 in 1990 and then recovering slightly to 36,000 in 2000. By contrast, deaths rose continuously, from only 8,000 in 1960 to 40,000 in 2000 , overtaking the birth figure in the final year.
Regarding longevity, the maximum age of females climbed from 67 years in 1960 to 76 years in 2000, while the corresponding figures for males rose from 65 to 75 years. Although both genders experienced similar improvements, females maintained a consistent advantage of one to two years over males across the entire period.
