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Life tables of annual life expectancy and mortality for companion dogs in the United Kingdom

Tzu-yun Teng, Kendy; Brodbelt, Dave; Pegram, Camilla; Church, David; O’Neill, Dan

Authors

Kendy Tzu-yun Teng

Dave Brodbelt

Camilla Pegram

David Church

Dan O’Neill



Abstract

A life table is a tabulated expression of life expectancy and mortality-related information at specified ages in a given population. This study applied the VetCompass Programme to generate life tables for the UK dog population both overall and broken down by sex, Kennel Club breed group and common breeds. Among 30,563 dogs that died between 1st January 2016 and 31st July 2020, life expectancy at age 0 was 11.23 [95% confidence interval (CI): 11.19−11.27] years. Female dogs (11.41 years; 95% CI: 11.35−11.47) had a greater life expectancy than males (11.07 years; 95% CI: 11.01−11.13) at age 0. Life tables varied widely between breeds. Jack Russell Terrier (12.72 years; 95% CI: 12.53−12.90) and French Bulldog (4.53 years; 95% CI: 4.14−5.01) had the longest and shortest life expectancy at age 0, respectively. Life tables generated by the current study promote a deeper understanding of the varied life trajectory across many types of dogs and offer novel insights and applications to improve canine health and welfare.

Citation

Tzu-yun Teng, K., Brodbelt, D., Pegram, C., Church, D., & O’Neill, D. (2022). Life tables of annual life expectancy and mortality for companion dogs in the United Kingdom. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 6415. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-10341-6

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 1, 2022
Online Publication Date Dec 1, 2022
Publication Date Jun 1, 2022
Deposit Date Aug 16, 2021
Publicly Available Date Dec 9, 2022
Journal Scientific Reports
Publisher Nature Research
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 12
Issue 1
Pages 6415
DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-10341-6
Publisher URL https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-10341-6

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