what s an actuarial life table 
an actuarial life table is a table or spreadsheet that shows the probability of a person at a certain age dying before their next birthday it s often used by life insurance companies to calculate the remaining life expectancy for people at different ages and stages and the probability of surviving a particular year of age because men and women have different mortality rates an actuarial life table is computed separately for men and women an actuarial life table is also called a mortality table life table or actuarial table 