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Here we shall start by assessing the impact of each major group of causes on the overall change in life expectancy 1 observed between 1965 and 2006. However, this overview conceals trends that contrast somewhat over time because of fl uctuations in life expectancy. Therefore we should go on to examine the sequential cumula-tion of annual gains and losses that lead to this overall result. Finally, mortality trends do not carry the same weight in life expectancy in all age groups, though in different ways for different causes. The chapter will conclude with a general survey of this issue