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

Table 5. Life expectancies at birth in some countries

Country or Area Period Male Female Population
Japan 2003* 78.36 85.33 12 614
AFRICA Egypt 2003* 67.90 72.30 6 398
Nigeria 1995-2000 48.7 51.5 11 522
South Africa 1996* 52.11 61.60 4 369
NORTH AMERICA Canada 2001* 77.0 82.1 3 075
Mexico 2003* 72.43 77.36 9 702
United States 2001* 74.4 79.8 28 323
SOUTH AMERICA Argentina 1990-1992* 68.44 75.59 3 703
Brazil 2002* 67.3 74.9 16 772
ASIA China 2000* 69.63 73.33 127 513
India 1993-1997* 60.4 61.8 100 214
Indonesia 1995-2000 63.3 67.0 21 049
Israel 2001* 77.3 81.2 604
Korea, Republic of 2001* 72.84 80.01 4 728
Singapore 2003* 76.9 80.9 413
Thailand 1995-1996* 69.9 74.9 6 232
Hong Kong 2002* 78.6 84.5 680
EUROPE Austria 2001* 75.59 81.58 811
Czech Republic 2003* 72.03 78.51 1 027
Denmark 2002-2003* 74.89 79.48 534
Finland 2002* 74.9 81.5 518
France 2000* 75.2 82.8 5 889
Germany 2000-2002* 75.38 81.22 8 202
Iceland 2001-2003* 78.7 82.5 28
Italy 2000* 76.54 82.51 5 776
Netherlands 2002* 76.0 80.7 1 586
Norway 2003* 77.04 81.93 449
Russian Federation 2001 59.0 72.3 14 549
Sweden 1998-2002* 77.30 82.00 887
Switzerland 2001 77.4 83.0 717
United Kingdom 2000-2002* 75.68 80.39 5 950
OCEANIA Australia 2001* 77.5 82.6 1 916
New Zealand 2000-2002* 76.3 81.1 383
(Life expectancy:years, Population:10 thousands)
Notes : 1.Population means by the mid-year estimate of 2000.
But population of Japan is Estimated Population at Oct.1, 2003
: *Data offered from the government concerned.
Source:Demographic Yearbook 2000, U.N.,Recent demographic developments in Europe,etc.

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