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Abridged Life Tables for Japan, 1999

IV. Life expectancies at birth in some countries

In general, it is rather difficult to compare the life expectancies exactly among different countries, because the periods based on are not always accordant each other.

Next table provides the life expectancies at birth in some countries as far as we have obtained.

Table 4. Life expectancies at birth in some countries

Country or Area Period Male Female Population
AFRICA Egypt 1996 65.15 69.00 6 201
Nigeria 1990-1995 48.80 52.00 11 837
AMERICA Argentina 1990-1992 68.42 75.59 3 567
Brazil 1996 64.12 70.64 15 988
Canada 1997* 75.80 81.37 3 000
Mexico 1990-1995 68.50 74.50 9 640
Puerto Rico 1990-1992 69.60 78.50 377
United States 1997 73.6 79.4 26 790
ASIA China 1990-1995 66.70 70.50 124 374
India 1986-1990 57.70 58.10 95 522
Indonesia 1990-1995 61.00 64.50 19 987
Israel 1997 75.9 80.1 584
Japan 1999 77.10 83.99 12 525
Korea, Republic of 1997* 70.56 78.12 4 599
Thailand 1990-1995 66.40 71.70 6 060
EUROPE Iceland 1997-1998 77.0 81.5 27
Italy 1997 75.1 81.4 5 752
United Kingdom 1996 74.31 79.48 5 820
Austria 1996 73.93 80.19 807
Netherlands 1995-1996 74.52 80.20 1 560
Switzerland 1997 76.20 82.30 709
Sweden 1993-1997* 76.18 81.39 885
Czech Republic 1996 70.37 77.27 1 030
Denmark 1994-1995 72.62 77.82 528
Germany 1994-1996 73.29 79.72 8 191
Norway 1998 75.54 81.28 440
Finland 1998 73.5 80.8 514
France 1998* 74.6 82.2 5 861
Russian Federation 1995 58.27 71.70 14 711
OCEANIA Australia 1997 75.57 81.27 1 853
New Zealand 1995-1997 74.3 79.6 376

(Life expectancy: years, Population: 10 thousands)
Note: Population means by the mid-year estimate of 1997.
But population of Japan is Estimated Population at Oct.1,1999
: *Data offered from the government concerned.
Source: U.N. Demographic Yearbook 1997, etc.


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