Life expectancy
Life expectancy:
Life expectancy at birth (in years) for the year 1997, in
selected countries.(Source : Human Development Report, 1999).
| Country |
Life Expectancy |
| Japan |
80.0 |
| Norway |
79.0 |
| Iceland |
79.0 |
| Switzerland |
78.6 |
| Sweden |
78.5 |
| Hong Kong |
78.5 |
| Australia |
78.2 |
| Italy |
78.2 |
| France |
78.1 |
| Greece |
78.1 |
| Spain |
78.0 |
| Cyprus |
77.8 |
| Barbodos |
76.4 |
| Hungary |
70.9 |
| Lithuania |
69.9 |
| China |
69.8 |
| Thailand |
68.8 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
67.6 |
| Uzbekistan |
67.5 |
| Brazil |
66.8 |
| Mangolia |
65.8 |
| India |
62.6 |
| Iraq |
62.4 |
| Myanmar |
60.1 |
| Comoros |
58.8 |
| Madagascar |
57.5 |
| Lesotho |
56.0 |
| Sudan |
55.0 |
| South Africa |
54.7 |
| Cambodia |
53.4 |
| Gabon |
52.4 |
| Senegal |
52.3 |
| Djibouti |
50.4 |
| Djibouti |
50.4 |
| Niger |
48.5 |
| Tanzania |
47.9 |
| Chad |
47.2 |
| Gambia |
47.0 |
| Cote d'lvoire |
46.7 |
| Mozambique |
45.2 |
| Central African Rebublic |
44.9 |
| Ethiopia |
43.3 |
| Burundi |
42.4 |
| Rwanda |
40.5 |
| All Developing Countries |
64.4 |
| Least Developing Country |
51.7 |
| Industrialised Countries |
77.7 |
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| World |
66.7 |
Life expectancy
