Country or Area Period Male Female Population ASIA Japan 2000 77.64 84.62 12 558 Israel 1998* 76.1 80.3 596 India 1991-1995 59.7 60.9 97 093 Indonesia 1995-2000 63.3 67.0 20 291 Korea, Republic of 1997* 70.56 78.12 4 643 Singapore 1998 75.2 79.3 387 Thailand 1995-2000 65.8 72.0 6 120 China 1990-1995 66.7 70.5 125 570 Hong Kong 1999* 77.2 82.4 669 EUROPE Iceland 1998-1999* 77.5 81.4 27 Italy 1999* 75.8 82.0 5 737 United Kingdom 1997-1999* 74.84 79.77 5 865 Austria 1997 74.3 80.6 808 Netherlands 1995-1996 74.5 80.2 1 569 Switzerland 1998* 76.5 82.5 711 Sweden 2000* 77.38 82.03 885 Czech Republic 1998-1999* 71.24 77.93 1 029 Denmark 1996-1997 73.3 78.4 530 Germany 1997-1999* 74.44 80.57 8 202 Norway 1999* 75.62 81.13 443 Finland 1999* 73.7 81.0 515 France 1998* 74.6 82.2 5 885 Russian Federation 1995 58.3 71.7 14 711 NORTH AMERICA United States 1998* 73.8 79.5 27 056 Canada 1998* 76.1 81.5 3 025 Puerto Rico 1990-1992 69.6 78.5 386 Mexico 1995-2000 69.5 75.5 9 583 SOUTH AMERICA Argentina 1990-1992 68.4 75.6 3 567 Brazil 1997 64.7 70.9 16 179 AFRICA Egypt 1996 65.1 69.0 6 598 Nigeria 1995-2000 48.7 51.5 10 641 OCEANIA Australia 1998* 75.9 81.5 1 875 New Zealand 1995-1997 74.3 79.6 379

(Life expectancy: years, Population: 10 thousands) Note : Population means by the mid-year estimate of 1998. But population of Japan is Estimated Population at Oct.1,2000 : *Data offered from the government concerned. Source : U.N. Demographic Yearbook 1998, etc.