I can't use a different term, those are the data that I'm reporting.

Why do you consider that term (or is it the data, I can't tell) intellectually dishonest? I can see how another datum would more useful in some contexts, but not how this datum (or term?) is dishonest.

rezendi, if you made it past one year life expectancy goes up. Past five years, up again. Past 60, way up again.