Group of 7 countries (G7) Compared by Health > Life expectancy > Life expectancy at birth > Total
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Life expectancy measures how long on average people would live based on a given set of age-specific death rates. However, the actual age-specific death rates of any particular birth cohort cannot be known in advance. If age-specific death rates are falling (as has been the case over the past decades in OECD countries), actual life spans will be higher than life expectancy calculated with current death rates.
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Interesting observations about Health > Life expectancy > Life expectancy at birth > Total
- Japan ranked first for life expectancy > life expectancy at birth > total amongst High income OECD countries in 2009.
- United States ranked last for life expectancy > life expectancy at birth > total amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2009.
- Spain ranked first for life expectancy > life expectancy at birth > total amongst European Union in 2009.
- Iceland ranked first for life expectancy > life expectancy at birth > total amongst NATO countries in 2009.
- Switzerland ranked first for life expectancy > life expectancy at birth > total amongst Europe in 2009.
- 9 of the top 10 countries by life expectancy > life expectancy at birth > total are Christian.
- France ranked second for life expectancy > life expectancy at birth > total amongst Eurozone in 2009.
- Turkey ranked last for life expectancy > life expectancy at birth > total amongst Non-religious countries in 2009.
- Australia ranked first for life expectancy > life expectancy at birth > total amongst English speaking countries in 2009.
- United Kingdom ranked last for life expectancy > life expectancy at birth > total amongst Western Europe in 2009.