East Asia and Pacific Compared by Health > Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years
DEFINITION:
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 85.63 years | 2005 | ||
| 2 | Australia | 83.16 years | 2005 | ||
| 3 | New Zealand | 81.79 years | 2005 | ||
| 4 | Singapore | 81.6 years | 2005 | ||
| 5 | South Korea | 81.12 years | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Brunei | 79.38 years | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Malaysia | 76.06 years | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Thailand | 74.46 years | 2005 | ||
| 9 | Tonga | 73.99 years | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Samoa | 73.91 years | 2005 | ||
| 11 | China | 73.69 years | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Philippines | 73.24 years | 2005 | ||
| 13 | Vietnam | 73.21 years | 2005 | ||
| 14 | Vanuatu | 71.42 years | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Fiji | 70.62 years | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Indonesia | 69.69 years | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Federated States of Micronesia | 68.81 years | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Mongolia | 68.48 years | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Marshall Islands | 67.8 years | 2000 | ||
| 20 | North Korea | 66.92 years | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Kiribati | 66 years | 2002 | ||
| 22 | Burma | 64.07 years | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Solomon Islands | 63.74 years | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Cambodia | 60.63 years | 2005 | ||
| 25 | East Timor | 57.85 years | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Papua New Guinea | 56.97 years | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Laos | 56.95 years | 2005 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Health > Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years
- Japan has had the highest life expectancy at birth > female > years since 1982.
- Hong Kong ranked first for life expectancy at birth > female > years amongst Hot countries in 2005.
- Switzerland ranked first for life expectancy at birth > female > years amongst Christian countries in 2005.
- United Arab Emirates ranked first for life expectancy at birth > female > years amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
- Australia ranked first for life expectancy at birth > female > years amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
- Spain ranked first for life expectancy at birth > female > years amongst European Union in 2005.
- Chile ranked first for life expectancy at birth > female > years amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
- Israel ranked first for life expectancy at birth > female > years amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2005.
- 30 of the bottom 31 countries by life expectancy at birth > female > years are Sub-Saharan African.
- France ranked second for life expectancy at birth > female > years amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
- United States ranked last for life expectancy at birth > female > years amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2005.
