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