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Indicators on health
Last update: December 2008
Country or area
Year
  
Men
Women
Total
Total
Afghanistan
2005-2010
44
44
   157
235
Albania
2005-2010
73
80
   19
22
Algeria
2005-2010
71
74
   31
33
American Samoa
2000
   a
69
76
12
   k
…
Angola
2005-2010
41
44
   132
231
Antigua and Barbuda
1991-1995
   *
…
…
   21
…
Argentina
2005-2010
72
79
   13
16
Armenia
2005-2010
68
75
   29
34
Aruba
2005-2010
71
77
   17
20
Australia 1
2005-2010
79
84
   4
6
Austria
2005-2010
77
83
   4
5
Azerbaijan
2005-2010
64
71
   72
86
Bahamas
2005-2010
71
76
   14
17
Bahrain
2005-2010
74
77
   11
14
Bangladesh
2005-2010
63
65
   52
69
Barbados
2005-2010
74
80
   10
11
Belarus
2005-2010
63
75
   9
12
Belgium
2005-2010
76
82
   4
5
Belize
2005-2010
73
79
   16
20
Benin
2005-2010
56
58
   98
146
Bhutan
2005-2010
64
67
   45
65
Bolivia
2005-2010
63
68
   46
61
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2005-2010
72
77
   12
14
Botswana
2005-2010
50
51
   46
68
Brazil
2005-2010
69
76
   24
29
Brunei Darussalam
2005-2010
75
80
   6
7
Bulgaria
2005-2010
69
77
   12  
14
Burkina Faso
2005-2010
51
54
   104
181
Burundi
2005-2010
48
51
   99
169
Cambodia
2005-2010
57
62
   63
89
Cameroon
2005-2010
50
51
   88
144
Canada
2005-2010
78
83
   5
6
Cape Verde
2005-2010
68
74
   25
29
Central African Republic
2005-2010
43
46
   97
163
Chad
2005-2010
49
52
   119
189
Channel Islands 2
2005-2010
77
81
   5
6
Chile
2005-2010
75
82
   7
9
China 3
2005-2010
71
75
   23
29
China, Hong Kong SAR 4
2005-2010
79
85
   4
5
China, Macao SAR 5
2005-2010
79
83
  7
8
Colombia
2005-2010
69
77
   19
26
Comoros 6
2005-2010
63
67
   48
63
Congo
2005-2010
54
57
   70
102
Cook Islands
1996-2002
   a  
68
74
15
   d,f
…
Costa Rica
2005-2010
76
81
   10
11
Côte d'Ivoire
2005-2010
48
49
   117
183
Croatia
2005-2010
72
79
   6
8
Cuba
2005-2010
76
80
   5
7
Cyprus
2005-2010
76
82
   6
7
Czech Republic
2005-2010
73
80
   4
5
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2005-2010
65
69
   48
62
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2005-2010
45
48
   114
196
Denmark
2005-2010
76
81
   4
6
Djibouti
2005-2010
54
56
   85
126
Dominican Republic
2005-2010
69
75
   30
33
Ecuador
2005-2010
72
78
   21
26
Egypt
2005-2010
69
74
   29
34
El Salvador
2005-2010
69
75
   22
29
Equatorial Guinea
2005-2010
50
53
   92
155
Eritrea
2005-2010
56
60
   55
77
Estonia
2005-2010
66
77
   7
10
Ethiopia
2005-2010
52
54
   87
145
Fiji
2005-2010
67
71
   20
24
Finland 7
2005-2010
76
82
   4
5
France
2005-2010
77
84
   4
5
French Guiana
2005-2010
73
80
   13
15
French Polynesia
2005-2010
72
77
   8
11
Gabon
2005-2010
56
57
   54
86
Gambia
2005-2010
59
60
   74
128
Georgia
2005-2010
67
75
   39
41
Germany
2005-2010
77
82
   4
5
Ghana
2005-2010
60
60
   57
90
Gibraltar
2001
   *  
79
83
3
   d,h
…
Greece
2005-2010
77
82
   7
8
Greenland
2002-2006
   *
66
71
11
   f
…
Grenada
2005-2010
67
70
   34
41
Guadeloupe
2005-2010
76
82
   7
9
Guam
2005-2010
73
78
   9
10
Guatemala
2005-2010
67
74
   30  
39
Guinea
2005-2010
54
58
  103
156
Guinea-Bissau
2005-2010
45
48
  113
195
Guyana
2005-2010
64
70
   43
57
Haiti
2005-2010
59
63
   49
72
Honduras
2005-2010
67
74
   28
42
Hungary
2005-2010
69
77
   7
8
Iceland
2005-2010
80
83
   3
4
India
2005-2010
63
66
   55
79
Indonesia
2005-2010
69
73
   27
32
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2005-2010
69
73
   31
35
Iraq
2005-2010
58
61
   82
105
Ireland
2005-2010
76
81
   5
6
Isle of Man
1996
   *  
74
80
4
   d,i
…
Israel
2005-2010
79
83
   5
6
Italy
2005-2010
78
83
   5
6
Jamaica
2005-2010
70
75
   14
17
Japan
2005-2010
79
86
   3
4
Jordan
2005-2010
71
74
   19
22
Kazakhstan
2005-2010
62
72
   24
29
Kenya
2005-2010
53
55
   64
104
Kiribati
2003
   a  
59
63
52
    
…
Kuwait
2005-2010
76
80
   8
10
Kyrgyzstan
2005-2010
62
70
   53
64
Lao People's Democratic Republic
2005-2010
63
66
   51
67
Latvia
2005-2010
67
78
   10
14
Lebanon
2005-2010
70
74
   22
26
Lesotho
2005-2010
43
42
   65
98
Liberia
2005-2010
45
47
   133
205
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
2005-2010
72
77
   18
20
Liechtenstein
2002-2006
   *
…
…
   3   d
…
Lithuania
2005-2010
67
78
   9
11
Luxembourg
2005-2010
76
82
   5
7
Madagascar
2005-2010
58
61
   66
106
Malawi
2005-2010
48
48
   89
132
Malaysia
2005-2010
72
77
   9
11
Maldives
2005-2010
68
69
   34
42
Mali
2005-2010
52
57
   129
200
Malta
2005-2010
77
81
   6
8
Marshall Islands
1999
   a  
64
67
37
   c
…
Martinique
2005-2010
77
82
   7
8
Mauritania
2005-2010
62
66
   63
92
Mauritius 8
2005-2010
70
76
   14
17
Mexico
2005-2010
74
79
   17
20
Micronesia (Federated States)
2005-2010
68
69
   34
42
Mongolia
2005-2010
64
70
   40
54
Montenegro
2005-2010
72
77
   22
24
Morocco
2005-2010
69
73
   31
36
Mozambique
2005-2010
42
42
   96
164
Myanmar
2005-2010
59
65
   66
97
Namibia
2005-2010
52
53
   42
66
Nauru
2006
   a  
55
57
46
   g
…
Nepal
2005-2010
63
64
   54
72
Netherlands
2005-2010
78
82
   5
6
Netherlands Antilles
2005-2010
71
79
   15
17
New Caledonia
2005-2010
73
80
   6
9
New Zealand
2005-2010
78
82
   5
6
Nicaragua
2005-2010
70
76
   21
26
Niger
2005-2010
58
56
   111
188
Nigeria
2005-2010
46
47
   109
187
Niue
2001-2006
   a  
67
76
8
    
…
Northern Mariana Islands
1999-2001
   a  
74
77
7
   e
…
Norway 9
2005-2010
78
83
   3
4
Occupied Palestinian Territory
2005-2010
72
75
   18
20
Oman
2005-2010
74
77
   12
14
Pakistan
2005-2010
65
66
   67
95
Palau
2005
   a  
66
72
20
   j
…
Panama
2005-2010
73
78
   18
24
Papua New Guinea
2005-2010
55
60
   61
84
Paraguay
2005-2010
70
74
   32
38
Peru
2005-2010
69
74
   21
29
Philippines
2005-2010
70
74
   23  
 
27
Poland
2005-2010
71
80
   7
8
Portugal
2005-2010
75
81
   5
7
Puerto Rico
2005-2010
75
83
   7
9
Qatar
2005-2010
75
76
   8
10
Republic of Korea
2005-2010
75
82
   4
5
Republic of Moldova
2005-2010
65
72
   16
19
Réunion
2005-2010
72
81
   13  
15
Romania
2005-2010
69
76
   15
18
Russian Federation
2005-2010
59
73
   17  
21
Rwanda
2005-2010
45
48
   112
188
Saint Helena 10
1995-2004
   *
72
79
   11   d,k
…
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1998
   *  
68
71
24
   l
…
Saint Lucia
2005-2010
72
76
   13
16
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2005-2010
69
74
   23
28
Samoa
2005-2010
69
75
   22   
27
San Marino
2000
   *  
77
84
3
   d,f
…
Sao Tome and Principe
2005-2010
64
67
  72
95
Saudi Arabia
2005-2010
71
75
  19
22
Senegal
2005-2010
61
65
   66
115
Serbia
2005-2010
72
76
   12
14
Sierra Leone
2005-2010
41
44
160
278
Singapore
2005-2010
78
82
   3
4
Slovakia
2005-2010
71
79
   7
8
Slovenia
2005-2010
74
82
   5
6
Solomon Islands
2005-2010
63
64
   55
72
Somalia
2005-2010
47
49
   116
193
South Africa
2005-2010
49
50
   45
66
Spain
2005-2010
78
84
   4
5
Sri Lanka
2005-2010
69
76
   11
13
Sudan
2005-2010
57
60
   65
105
Suriname
2005-2010
67
74
   28
35
Swaziland
2005-2010
40
39
   71
114
Sweden
2005-2010
79
83
   3
4
Switzerland
2005-2010
79
84
   4
5
Syrian Arab Republic
2005-2010
72
76
   16
18
Tajikistan
2005-2010
64
69
   60
78
Thailand
2005-2010
66
75
   11
15
TFYR of Macedonia 11
2005-2010
72
77
   15
17
Timor-Leste
2005-2010
60
62
   67
92
Togo
2005-2010
57
60
   89
126
Tokelau
1990
   a  
68
70
38
    
…
Tonga
2005-2010
72
74
   19
22
Trinidad and Tobago
2005-2010
68
72
   12
18
Tunisia
2005-2010
72
76
   20
22
Turkey
2005-2010
69
74
   28
32
Turkmenistan
2005-2010
59
68
   75
95
Turks and Caicos Islands
2001
   *  
79
77
6
   d,k
…
Tuvalu
1997-2002
   a  
62
65
35
    
…
Uganda
2005-2010
51
52
   77
127
Ukraine
2005-2010
62
74
   13
16
United Arab Emirates
2005-2010
77
81
   8
9
United Kingdom 12
2005-2010
77
82
   5
6
United Republic of Tanzania
2005-2010
51
54
   73
118
United States of America
2005-2010
76
81
   6
8
United States Virgin Islands
2005-2010
75
83
   9   
10
Uruguay
2005-2010
73
80
   13
16
Uzbekistan
2005-2010
64
70
   55
66
Vanuatu
2005-2010
68
72
   28
34
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
2005-2010
71
77
   17
22
Viet Nam
2005-2010
72
76
   20
23
Wallis and Futuna
1996-2003
   a  
73
77
5
    
…
Western Sahara
2005-2010
64
68
   44
56
Yemen
2005-2010
61
64
   59
79
Zambia
2005-2010
42
42
   93
157
Zimbabwe
2005-2010
44
43
   58
94

Sources:

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2007), World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision. CD-ROM Edition - Comprehensive Dataset (United Nations publications, Sales No. E.07.XIII.7); supplemented by official national statistics published in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2006, available from the United Nations Statistics Division website, http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/default.htm (accessed December 2008); and data compiled by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Statistics and Demography Programme, available from the SPC website, http://www.spc.int/sdp/index.php (accessed December 2008).

Footnotes:

...
 Not available.
*
 Data from official national life tables compiled by the United Nations Demographic Yearbook system.
a
 Data published by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community.
b
 Provisional estimate.
c
 Infant mortality rate using the Life Table Method.
d
 Rate based on 30 or fewer events.
e
 Data for the period of 2000-2002.
f
 Data for the period of 2002-2006.
g
 Data for the period of 2006-2007.
h
 Data for the period of 2005-2006.
i
 Data for the period of 2000-2004.
j
 Data for the period of 2003-2005.
k
 Data for the period of 2001-2005.
l
 Data for the period of 1994-1998.
1
 Including Christmas Island, Cocos (keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island.
2
 Including the islands of Guernsey and Jersey.
3
 For statistical purposes, the data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao, Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China.
4
 As of 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
5
 As of 20 December 1999, Macao became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
6
 Including the island of Mayotte.
7
 Including Aland Islands.
8
 Including Agalega, Rodrigues and Saint Brandon.
9
 Including Svalbard and Jan Mayen Island.
10
 Excluding the dependencies of Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.
11
 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
12
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island.

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Technical notes:

Life expectancy at birth is an estimate of the number of years to be lived by a female or male newborn, based on current age-specific mortality rates. Life expectancy at birth by sex gives a statistical summary of current differences in male and female mortality across all ages. In areas with high infant and child mortality rates, the indicator is strongly influenced by trends and differentials in infant and child mortality.

Infant mortality rate is the total number of infants dying before reaching the age of one year per 1,000 live births in a given year. It is an approximation of the number of deaths per 1,000 children born alive who die within one year of birth. Under-five mortality rate is defined as the probability of dying before reaching age 5 and is expressed as the number of deaths under age 5 per 1,000 live births.

Estimates and projections of life expectancy, infant and under-five mortality rates are prepared every two years by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat from data compiled by the Population Division and Statistics Division from national statistical sources. The best source of data to compute the infant and under-five mortality rates is a civil registration system covering at least 90 percent of births and deaths in a country or area. As many developing countries lack complete and reliable statistics of births and deaths based on civil registration, various estimation techniques are used to calculate the indicators from population censuses and demographic surveys.