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Indicators on Health
Last update: June 2011
Country or area
Year
Men
Women
Total
Total
Afghanistan
2010-2015
49
49
184
  
125
Albania
2010-2015
74
80
19
  
17
Algeria
2010-2015
72
75
27
  
21
American Samoa
2006
   a
69
76
11
   b
…
Angola
2010-2015
50
53
156
  
96
Antigua and Barbuda
1991-1995
   a
…
…
21
  
…
Argentina
2010-2015
72
80
14
  
12
Armenia
2010-2015
71
77
27
  
24
Aruba
2010-2015
73
78
17
  
15
Australia1
2010-2015
80
84
5
    
4
Austria
2010-2015
78
84
5
  
4
Azerbaijan2
2010-2015
68
74
43
    
38
Bahamas
2010-2015
73
79
18
  
14
Bahrain
2010-2015
75
76
9
  
7
Bangladesh
2010-2015
69
70
51
  
42
Barbados
2010-2015
74
80
14
  
12
Belarus
2010-2015
65
76
9
  
6
Belgium
2010-2015
77
83
5
  
4
Belize
2010-2015
75
78
21
  
16
Benin
2010-2015
55
59
121
  
77
Bhutan
2010-2015
66
70
52
  
38
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2010-2015
65
69
54
  
41
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010-2015
73
78
16
  
13
Botswana
2010-2015
54
51
46
  
35
Brazil
2010-2015
71
77
24
  
19
Brunei Darussalam
2010-2015
76
81
6
  
5
Bulgaria
2010-2015
70
77
11
  
9
Burkina Faso
2010-2015
55
57
147
  
71
Burundi
2010-2015
50
53
152
  
94
Cambodia
2010-2015
62
65
69
  
53
Cameroon
2010-2015
51
54
136
  
85
Canada
2010-2015
79
83
6
  
5
Cape Verde
2010-2015
71
78
22
  
18
Central African Republic
2010-2015
48
51
155
  
96
Chad
2010-2015
49
52
195
  
124
Channel Islands3
2010-2015
78
82
9
    
8
Chile
2010-2015
76
82
8
  
7
China4
2010-2015
72
76
24
    
20
China, Hong Kong SAR5
2010-2015
80
86
3
    
2
China, Macao SAR6
2010-2015
79
84
5
    
4
Colombia
2010-2015
70
78
23
  
17
Comoros
2010-2015
60
63
86
  
63
Congo
2010-2015
57
59
104
  
67
Cook Islands
2005-2009
   c
70
76
12
   d
…
Costa Rica
2010-2015
77
82
11
  
9
Côte d'Ivoire
2010-2015
55
58
107
  
69
Croatia
2010-2015
73
80
7
  
6
Cuba
2010-2015
77
81
6
  
5
Cyprus7
2010-2015
78
82
5
    
4
Czech Republic
2010-2015
75
81
4
  
3
Dem. People's Republic of Korea
2010-2015
66
72
32
  
25
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2010-2015
47
51
180
  
109
Denmark
2010-2015
77
81
5
  
4
Djibouti
2010-2015
57
60
104
  
75
Dominican Republic
2010-2015
71
77
28
  
22
Ecuador
2010-2015
73
79
23
  
19
Egypt
2010-2015
72
76
25
  
22
El Salvador
2010-2015
68
77
23
  
19
Equatorial Guinea
2010-2015
50
53
151
  
93
Eritrea
2010-2015
60
64
62
  
48
Estonia
2010-2015
70
80
7
  
4
Ethiopia
2010-2015
58
62
96
  
63
Fiji
2010-2015
67
72
22
  
17
Finland8
2010-2015
77
83
3
    
3
France
2010-2015
78
85
4
  
3
French Guiana
2010-2015
73
81
15
  
13
French Polynesia
2010-2015
73
78
10
  
7
Gabon
2010-2015
62
64
64
  
44
Gambia
2010-2015
58
60
93
  
66
Georgia9
2010-2015
71
77
27
    
26
Germany
2010-2015
78
83
4
  
3
Ghana
2010-2015
64
66
63
  
44
Gibraltar
2001
   a
79
83
3
   d,e
…
Greece
2010-2015
78
83
5
  
4
Greenland
2004-2008
   a
67
72
10
  
…
Grenada
2010-2015
74
78
15
  
13
Guadeloupe10
2010-2015
76
84
8
    
7
Guam
2010-2015
74
79
10
  
8
Guatemala
2010-2015
68
75
34
  
26
Guinea
2010-2015
53
56
134
  
84
Guinea-Bissau
2010-2015
47
50
181
  
110
Guyana
2010-2015
67
73
46
  
37
Haiti
2010-2015
61
64
76
  
58
Honduras
2010-2015
71
76
33
  
24
Hungary
2010-2015
71
78
7
  
5
Iceland
2010-2015
80
84
3
  
2
India
2010-2015
64
68
65
  
48
Indonesia
2010-2015
68
72
31
  
25
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2010-2015
72
75
31
  
23
Iraq
2010-2015
68
73
41
  
33
Ireland
2010-2015
78
83
4
  
4
Isle of Man
1996
   a
74
80
3
   e,f
…
Israel
2010-2015
80
84
4
  
3
Italy
2010-2015
79
85
4
  
3
Jamaica
2010-2015
71
76
26
  
22
Japan
2010-2015
80
87
3
  
3
Jordan
2010-2015
72
75
22
  
19
Kazakhstan
2010-2015
62
73
29
  
24
Kenya
2010-2015
57
59
89
  
58
Kiribati
2005
   a
59
63
52
   c,g
…
Kuwait
2010-2015
74
76
10
  
8
Kyrgyzstan
2010-2015
64
72
42
  
33
Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010-2015
66
69
46
  
37
Latvia
2010-2015
69
79
8
  
7
Lebanon
2010-2015
71
75
24
  
20
Lesotho
2010-2015
50
48
89
  
62
Liberia
2010-2015
56
59
107
  
77
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
2010-2015
73
78
15
  
13
Liechtenstein
2003-2007
   a
…
…
3
   e
…
Lithuania
2010-2015
67
78
9
  
6
Luxembourg
2010-2015
78
83
3
  
2
Madagascar
2010-2015
65
69
58
  
41
Malawi
2010-2015
55
55
119
  
86
Malaysia11
2010-2015
73
77
9
    
7
Maldives
2010-2015
76
79
12
  
8
Mali
2010-2015
51
53
173
  
92
Malta
2010-2015
78
82
7
  
5
Marshall Islands
2004
   a
67
71
21
   c,h
…
Martinique
2010-2015
77
84
8
  
7
Mauritania
2010-2015
57
61
106
  
70
Mauritius12
2010-2015
70
77
15
    
12
Mayotte
2010-2015
74
82
6
  
6
Mexico
2010-2015
75
80
17
  
14
Micronesia (Fed. States of)
2010-2015
68
70
38
  
31
Mongolia
2010-2015
65
73
37
  
31
Montenegro
2010-2015
73
77
9
  
8
Morocco
2010-2015
70
75
31
  
29
Mozambique
2010-2015
50
52
123
  
78
Myanmar
2010-2015
64
68
57
  
45
Namibia
2010-2015
62
63
39
  
30
Nauru
2006
   c
55
57
46
   i
…
Nepal
2010-2015
68
70
39
  
32
Netherlands
2010-2015
79
83
5
  
4
Netherlands Antilles13
2010-2015
74
80
14
    
12
New Caledonia
2010-2015
74
80
7
  
5
New Zealand
2010-2015
79
83
6
  
5
Nicaragua
2010-2015
71
77
22
  
18
Niger
2010-2015
55
56
144
  
86
Nigeria
2010-2015
52
53
141
  
88
Niue
2001-2006
   c
67
76
8
    
…
Northern Mariana Islands
2000
   a
73
78
5
   b,c
…
Norway14
2010-2015
79
83
4
    
3
Occupied Palestinian Territory15
2010-2015
72
75
22
    
20
Oman
2010-2015
71
76
11
  
8
Pakistan
2010-2015
65
67
86
  
66
Palau
2005
   c
66
72
20
   j
…
Panama
2010-2015
74
79
21
  
16
Papua New Guinea
2010-2015
61
66
58
  
44
Paraguay
2010-2015
71
75
33
  
27
Peru
2010-2015
72
77
28
  
18
Philippines
2010-2015
66
73
27
  
21
Poland
2010-2015
72
81
7
  
6
Portugal
2010-2015
77
83
5
  
4
Puerto Rico
2010-2015
75
83
9
  
7
Qatar
2010-2015
79
78
10
  
8
Republic of Korea
2010-2015
77
84
5
  
4
Republic of Moldova16
2010-2015
66
73
19
    
14
Réunion
2010-2015
74
82
6
  
6
Romania
2010-2015
71
78
15
  
12
Russian Federation
2010-2015
63
75
16
  
11
Rwanda
2010-2015
54
57
114
  
93
Saint Helena
1998-2007
   a
71
77
11
   e,h
…
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1998
   a
68
71
24
   k
…
Saint Lucia
2010-2015
72
78
16
  
12
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2010-2015
70
75
25
  
21
Samoa
2010-2015
70
76
24
  
20
San Marino
2000
   a
77
84
2
   e,h
…
Sao Tome and Principe
2010-2015
64
66
69
  
47
Saudi Arabia
2010-2015
73
76
19
  
16
Senegal
2010-2015
59
61
85
  
50
Serbia18
2010-2015
72
77
13
    
11
Sierra Leone
2010-2015
48
49
157
  
103
Singapore
2010-2015
79
84
2
  
2
Slovakia
2010-2015
72
80
7
  
6
Slovenia
2010-2015
76
83
4
  
3
Solomon Islands
2010-2015
67
70
43
  
35
Somalia
2010-2015
50
53
162
  
100
South Africa
2010-2015
53
54
64
  
46
Spain19
2010-2015
79
85
4
    
4
Sri Lanka
2010-2015
72
78
13
  
11
Sudan20
2010-2015
60
64
87
    
57
Suriname
2010-2015
68
74
27
  
20
Swaziland
2010-2015
50
49
92
  
65
Sweden
2010-2015
80
84
3
  
3
Switzerland
2010-2015
80
85
5
  
4
Syrian Arab Republic
2010-2015
74
78
16
  
14
Tajikistan
2010-2015
65
71
65
  
51
TFYR of Macedonia21
2010-2015
73
77
15
    
13
Thailand
2010-2015
71
78
13
  
11
Timor-Leste
2010-2015
62
64
76
  
56
Togo
2010-2015
56
59
104
  
67
Tokelau
1990
   c
68
70
31
   l
…
Tonga
2010-2015
70
75
25
  
21
Trinidad and Tobago
2010-2015
67
74
31
  
24
Tunisia
2010-2015
73
77
23
  
18
Turkey
2010-2015
72
77
23
  
20
Turkmenistan
2010-2015
61
69
62
  
49
Turks and Caicos Islands
2001
   a
79
77
5
   e,h
…
Tuvalu
1997-2002
   c
62
65
17
   b
…
Uganda
2010-2015
54
55
114
  
72
Ukraine
2010-2015
64
75
15
  
12
United Arab Emirates
2010-2015
76
78
8
  
7
United Kingdom
2010-2015
78
82
6
  
5
United Republic of Tanzania22
2010-2015
58
60
81
    
54
United States of America
2010-2015
76
81
8
  
6
United States Virgin Islands
2010-2015
77
83
12
  
10
Uruguay
2010-2015
74
81
15
  
12
Uzbekistan
2010-2015
66
72
53
  
44
Vanuatu
2010-2015
70
74
29
  
24
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
2010-2015
72
78
20
  
15
Viet Nam
2010-2015
73
77
23
  
18
Wallis and Futuna
1996-2003
   c
73
76
5
   m
…
Western Sahara
2010-2015
66
70
45
  
36
Yemen
2010-2015
65
68
57
  
44
Zambia
2010-2015
49
50
130
  
81
Zimbabwe
2010-2015
54
53
71
  
47

 

Sources:

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2009), World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision. CD-ROM Edition; supplemented by official national statistics published in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2008, available from the United Nations Statistics Division website, http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/default.htm (accessed June 2011); and data compiled by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Statistics and Demography Programme, available from the SPC website, http://www.spc.int/ (accessed June 2011).

Footnotes:

…
 Not available.
a
 Data from official national life tables compiled by the United Nations Demographic Yearbook system.
b
 Data for the period of 2006-2008.
c
 Data published by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community.
d
 Data for the period of 2005-2007.
e
 Rate based on 30 or fewer events.
f
 Data for the period of 2001-2005.
g
 Data for the period of 2003.
h
 Data for the period of 2003-2007.
i
 Data for the period of 2006-2007.
j
 Data for the period of 2004-2006.
k
 Data for the period of 1994-1998.
l
 Data for the period of 2000-2003.
m
 Data for the period of 2005-2008.
1
 Including Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island.
2
 Including Nagorno-Karabakh.
3
 Refers to Guernsey, and Jersey.
4
 For statistical purposes, the data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao, Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China.
5
 As of 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
6
 As of 20 December 1999, Macao became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
7
 Including Northern-Cyprus.
8
 Including Åland Islands.
9
 Including Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
10
 Including Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin (French part).
11
 Including Sabah and Sarawak.
12
 Including Agalega, Rodrigues, and Saint Brandon.
13
 Refers to Curaçao, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius.
14
 Including Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.
15
 Including East Jerusalem.
16
 Including Transnistria.
17
 Excluding the dependencies of Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.
18
 Including Kosovo.
19
 Including Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla.
20
 Including Southern Sudan which voted in favor of independence, but was not an official UN Member State as of May 2011.
21
 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
22
 Including Zanzibar.

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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.