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Country | Life expectancy at birth (years)
Afghanistan | total population: 43.34 years male: 43.16 years female: 43.53 years (2006 est.)
Albania | total population: 77.43 years male: 74.78 years female: 80.34 years (2006 est.)
Algeria | total population: 73.26 years male: 71.68 years female: 74.92 years (2006 est.)
American Samoa | total population: 76.05 years male: 72.48 years female: 79.82 years (2006 est.)
Andorra | total population: 83.51 years male: 80.61 years female: 86.61 years (2006 est.)
Angola | total population: 38.62 years male: 37.47 years female: 39.83 years (2006 est.)
Anguilla | total population: 77.28 years male: 74.35 years female: 80.3 years (2006 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda | total population: 72.16 years male: 69.78 years female: 74.66 years (2006 est.)
Argentina | total population: 76.12 years male: 72.38 years female: 80.05 years (2006 est.)
Armenia | total population: 71.84 years male: 68.25 years female: 76.02 years (2006 est.)
Aruba | total population: 79.28 years male: 75.95 years female: 82.78 years (2006 est.)
Australia | total population: 80.5 years male: 77.64 years female: 83.52 years (2006 est.)
Austria | total population: 79.07 years male: 76.17 years female: 82.11 years (2006 est.)
Azerbaijan | total population: 63.85 years male: 59.78 years female: 68.13 years (2006 est.)
Bahamas, The | total population: 65.6 years male: 62.24 years female: 69.03 years (2006 est.)
Bahrain | total population: 74.45 years male: 71.97 years female: 77 years (2006 est.)
Bangladesh | total population: 62.46 years male: 62.47 years female: 62.45 years (2006 est.)
Barbados | total population: 72.79 years male: 70.79 years female: 74.82 years (2006 est.)
Belarus | total population: 69.08 years male: 63.47 years female: 74.98 years (2006 est.)
Belgium | total population: 78.77 years male: 75.59 years female: 82.09 years (2006 est.)
Belize | total population: 68.3 years male: 66.43 years female: 70.26 years (2006 est.)
Benin | total population: 53.04 years male: 51.9 years female: 54.22 years (2006 est.)
Bermuda | total population: 77.96 years male: 75.85 years female: 80.1 years (2006 est.)
Bhutan | total population: 54.78 years male: 55.02 years female: 54.53 years (2006 est.)
Bolivia | total population: 65.84 years male: 63.21 years female: 68.61 years (2006 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina | total population: 78 years male: 74.39 years female: 81.88 years (2006 est.)
Botswana | total population: 33.74 years male: 33.9 years female: 33.56 years (2006 est.)
Brazil | total population: 71.97 years male: 68.02 years female: 76.12 years (2006 est.)
British Virgin Islands | total population: 76.68 years male: 75.56 years female: 77.84 years (2006 est.)
Brunei | total population: 75.01 years male: 72.57 years female: 77.59 years (2006 est.)
Bulgaria | total population: 72.3 years male: 68.68 years female: 76.13 years (2006 est.)
Burkina Faso | total population: 48.85 years male: 47.33 years female: 50.42 years (2006 est.)
Burma | total population: 60.97 years male: 58.07 years female: 64.03 years (2006 est.)
Burundi | total population: 50.81 years male: 50.07 years female: 51.58 years (2006 est.)
Cambodia | total population: 59.29 years male: 57.35 years female: 61.32 years (2006 est.)
Cameroon | total population: 51.16 years male: 50.98 years female: 51.34 years (2006 est.)
Canada | total population: 80.22 years male: 76.86 years female: 83.74 years (2006 est.)
Cape Verde | total population: 70.73 years male: 67.41 years female: 74.15 years (2006 est.)
Cayman Islands | total population: 80.07 years male: 77.45 years female: 82.74 years (2006 est.)
Central African Republic | total population: 43.54 years male: 43.46 years female: 43.62 years (2006 est.)
Chad | total population: 47.52 years male: 45.88 years female: 49.21 years (2006 est.)
Chile | total population: 76.77 years male: 73.49 years female: 80.21 years (2006 est.)
China | total population: 72.58 years male: 70.89 years female: 74.46 years (2006 est.)
Christmas Island | total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Colombia | total population: 71.99 years male: 68.15 years female: 75.96 years (2006 est.)
Comoros | total population: 62.33 years male: 60 years female: 64.72 years (2006 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | total population: 51.46 years male: 50.01 years female: 52.94 years (2006 est.)
Congo, Republic of the | total population: 52.8 years male: 51.65 years female: 53.98 years (2006 est.)
Cook Islands | total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Costa Rica | total population: 77.02 years male: 74.43 years female: 79.74 years (2006 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire | total population: 48.82 years male: 46.24 years female: 51.48 years (2006 est.)
Croatia | total population: 74.68 years male: 71.03 years female: 78.53 years (2006 est.)
Cuba | total population: 77.41 years male: 75.11 years female: 79.85 years (2006 est.)
Cyprus | total population: 77.82 years male: 75.44 years female: 80.31 years (2006 est.)
Czech Republic | total population: 76.22 years male: 72.94 years female: 79.69 years (2006 est.)
Denmark | total population: 77.79 years male: 75.49 years female: 80.22 years (2006 est.)
Djibouti | total population: 43.17 years male: 41.86 years female: 44.52 years (2006 est.)
Dominica | total population: 74.87 years male: 71.95 years female: 77.93 years (2006 est.)
Dominican Republic | total population: 71.73 years male: 70.21 years female: 73.33 years (2006 est.)
East Timor | total population: 66.26 years male: 63.96 years female: 68.67 years (2006 est.)
Ecuador | total population: 76.42 years male: 73.55 years female: 79.43 years (2006 est.)
Egypt | total population: 71.29 years male: 68.77 years female: 73.93 years (2006 est.)
El Salvador | total population: 71.49 years male: 67.88 years female: 75.28 years (2006 est.)
Equatorial Guinea | total population: 49.54 years male: 48 years female: 51.13 years (2006 est.)
Eritrea | total population: 59.03 years male: 57.44 years female: 60.66 years (2006 est.)
Estonia | total population: 72.04 years male: 66.58 years female: 77.83 years (2006 est.)
Ethiopia | total population: 49.03 years male: 47.86 years female: 50.24 years (2006 est.)
European Union | total population: 78.3 years male: 75.1 years female: 81.6 years (2006 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Faroe Islands | total population: 79.35 years male: 75.91 years female: 82.8 years (2006 est.)
Fiji | total population: 69.82 years male: 67.32 years female: 72.45 years (2006 est.)
Finland | total population: 78.5 years male: 74.99 years female: 82.17 years (2006 est.)
France | total population: 79.73 years male: 76.1 years female: 83.54 years (2006 est.)
French Guiana | total population: 77.27 years male: 73.95 years female: 80.75 years (2006 est.)
French Polynesia | total population: 76.1 years male: 73.69 years female: 78.63 years (2006 est.)
Gabon | total population: 54.49 years male: 53.21 years female: 55.81 years (2006 est.)
Gambia, The | total population: 54.14 years male: 52.3 years female: 56.03 years (2006 est.)
Gaza Strip | total population: 71.97 years male: 70.67 years female: 73.34 years (2006 est.)
Georgia | total population: 76.09 years male: 72.8 years female: 79.87 years (2006 est.)
Germany | total population: 78.8 years male: 75.81 years female: 81.96 years (2006 est.)
Ghana | total population: 58.87 years male: 58.07 years female: 59.69 years (2006 est.)
Gibraltar | total population: 79.8 years male: 76.92 years female: 82.83 years (2006 est.)
Greece | total population: 79.24 years male: 76.72 years female: 81.91 years (2006 est.)
Greenland | total population: 69.94 years male: 66.36 years female: 73.6 years (2006 est.)
Grenada | total population: 64.87 years male: 63.06 years female: 66.68 years (2006 est.)
Guadeloupe | total population: 78.06 years male: 74.91 years female: 81.37 years (2006 est.)
Guam | total population: 78.58 years male: 75.52 years female: 81.83 years (2006 est.)
Guatemala | total population: 69.38 years male: 67.65 years female: 71.18 years (2006 est.)
Guernsey | total population: 80.42 years male: 77.41 years female: 83.53 years (2006 est.)
Guinea | total population: 49.5 years male: 48.34 years female: 50.7 years (2006 est.)
Guinea-Bissau | total population: 46.87 years male: 45.05 years female: 48.75 years (2006 est.)
Guyana | total population: 65.86 years male: 63.21 years female: 68.65 years (2006 est.)
Haiti | total population: 53.23 years male: 51.89 years female: 54.6 years (2006 est.)
Honduras | total population: 69.33 years male: 67.75 years female: 70.98 years (2006 est.)
Hong Kong | total population: 81.59 years male: 78.9 years female: 84.5 years (2006 est.)
Hungary | total population: 72.66 years male: 68.45 years female: 77.14 years (2006 est.)
Iceland | total population: 80.31 years male: 78.23 years female: 82.48 years (2006 est.)
India | total population: 64.71 years male: 63.9 years female: 65.57 years (2006 est.)
Indonesia | total population: 69.87 years male: 67.42 years female: 72.45 years (2006 est.)
Iran | total population: 70.26 years male: 68.86 years female: 71.74 years (2006 est.)
Iraq | total population: 69.01 years male: 67.76 years female: 70.31 years (2006 est.)
Ireland | total population: 77.73 years male: 75.11 years female: 80.52 years (2006 est.)
Isle of Man | total population: 78.49 years male: 75.14 years female: 82.02 years (2006 est.)
Israel | total population: 79.46 years male: 77.33 years female: 81.7 years (2006 est.)
Italy | total population: 79.81 years male: 76.88 years female: 82.94 years (2006 est.)
Jamaica | total population: 73.24 years male: 71.54 years female: 75.03 years (2006 est.)
Japan | total population: 81.25 years male: 77.96 years female: 84.7 years (2006 est.)
Jersey | total population: 79.38 years male: 76.89 years female: 82.05 years (2006 est.)
Jordan | total population: 78.4 years male: 75.9 years female: 81.05 years (2006 est.)
Kazakhstan | total population: 66.89 years male: 61.56 years female: 72.52 years (2006 est.)
Kenya | total population: 48.93 years male: 49.78 years female: 48.07 years (2006 est.)
Kiribati | total population: 62.08 years male: 59.06 years female: 65.24 years (2006 est.)
Korea, North | total population: 71.65 years male: 68.92 years female: 74.51 years (2006 est.)
Korea, South | total population: 77.04 years male: 73.61 years female: 80.75 years (2006 est.)
Kuwait | total population: 77.2 years male: 76.13 years female: 78.31 years (2006 est.)
Kyrgyzstan | total population: 68.49 years male: 64.48 years female: 72.7 years (2006 est.)
Laos | total population: 55.49 years male: 53.45 years female: 57.61 years (2006 est.)
Latvia | total population: 71.33 years male: 66.08 years female: 76.85 years (2006 est.)
Lebanon | total population: 72.88 years male: 70.41 years female: 75.48 years (2006 est.)
Lesotho | total population: 34.4 years male: 35.55 years female: 33.21 years (2006 est.)
Liberia | total population: 39.65 years male: 37.99 years female: 41.35 years (2006 est.)
Libya | total population: 76.69 years male: 74.46 years female: 79.02 years (2006 est.)
Liechtenstein | total population: 79.68 years male: 76.1 years female: 83.28 years (2006 est.)
Lithuania | total population: 74.2 years male: 69.2 years female: 79.49 years (2006 est.)
Luxembourg | total population: 78.89 years male: 75.6 years female: 82.38 years (2006 est.)
Macau | total population: 82.19 years male: 79.36 years female: 85.17 years (2006 est.)
Macedonia | total population: 73.97 years male: 71.51 years female: 76.62 years (2006 est.)
Madagascar | total population: 57.34 years male: 54.93 years female: 59.82 years (2006 est.)
Malawi | total population: 41.7 years male: 41.93 years female: 41.45 years (2006 est.)
Malaysia | total population: 72.5 years male: 69.8 years female: 75.38 years (2006 est.)
Maldives | total population: 64.41 years male: 63.08 years female: 65.8 years (2006 est.)
Mali | total population: 49 years male: 47.05 years female: 51.01 years (2006 est.)
Malta | total population: 79.01 years male: 76.83 years female: 81.31 years (2006 est.)
Marshall Islands | total population: 70.31 years male: 68.33 years female: 72.39 years (2006 est.)
Martinique | total population: 79.18 years male: 79.5 years female: 78.85 years (2006 est.)
Mauritania | total population: 53.12 years male: 50.88 years female: 55.42 years (2006 est.)
Mauritius | total population: 72.63 years male: 68.66 years female: 76.66 years (2006 est.)
Mayotte | total population: 61.76 years male: 59.57 years female: 64.02 years (2006 est.)
Mexico | total population: 75.41 years male: 72.63 years female: 78.33 years (2006 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of | total population: 70.05 years male: 68.24 years female: 71.95 years (2006 est.)
Moldova | total population: 65.65 years male: 61.61 years female: 69.88 years (2006 est.)
Monaco | total population: 79.69 years male: 75.85 years female: 83.74 years (2006 est.)
Mongolia | total population: 64.89 years male: 62.64 years female: 67.25 years (2006 est.)
Montserrat | total population: 78.85 years male: 76.67 years female: 81.14 years (2006 est.)
Morocco | total population: 70.94 years male: 68.62 years female: 73.37 years (2006 est.)
Mozambique | total population: 39.82 years male: 39.53 years female: 40.13 years (2006 est.)
Namibia | total population: 43.39 years male: 44.46 years female: 42.29 years (2006 est.)
Nauru | total population: 63.08 years male: 59.5 years female: 66.84 years (2006 est.)
Nepal | total population: 60.18 years male: 60.43 years female: 59.91 years (2006 est.)
Netherlands | total population: 78.96 years male: 76.39 years female: 81.67 years (2006 est.)
Netherlands Antilles | total population: 76.03 years male: 73.76 years female: 78.41 years (2006 est.)
New Caledonia | total population: 74.27 years male: 71.29 years female: 77.39 years (2006 est.)
New Zealand | total population: 78.81 years male: 75.82 years female: 81.93 years (2006 est.)
Nicaragua | total population: 70.63 years male: 68.55 years female: 72.81 years (2006 est.)
Niger | total population: 43.76 years male: 43.8 years female: 43.73 years (2006 est.)
Nigeria | total population: 47.08 years male: 46.52 years female: 47.66 years (2006 est.)
Niue | total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Norfolk Island | total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Northern Mariana Islands | total population: 76.09 years male: 73.5 years female: 78.83 years (2006 est.)
Norway | total population: 79.54 years male: 76.91 years female: 82.31 years (2006 est.)
Oman | total population: 73.37 years male: 71.14 years female: 75.72 years (2006 est.)
Pakistan | total population: 63.39 years male: 62.4 years female: 64.44 years (2006 est.)
Palau | total population: 70.42 years male: 67.26 years female: 73.77 years (2006 est.)
Panama | total population: 75.22 years male: 72.68 years female: 77.87 years (2006 est.)
Papua New Guinea | total population: 65.28 years male: 63.08 years female: 67.58 years (2006 est.)
Paraguay | total population: 75.1 years male: 72.56 years female: 77.78 years (2006 est.)
Peru | total population: 69.84 years male: 68.05 years female: 71.71 years (2006 est.)
Philippines | total population: 70.21 years male: 67.32 years female: 73.24 years (2006 est.)
Pitcairn Islands | total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Poland | total population: 74.97 years male: 70.95 years female: 79.23 years (2006 est.)
Portugal | total population: 77.7 years male: 74.43 years female: 81.2 years (2006 est.)
Puerto Rico | total population: 78.4 years male: 74.46 years female: 82.54 years (2006 est.)
Qatar | total population: 73.9 years male: 71.37 years female: 76.57 years (2006 est.)
Reunion | total population: 74.18 years male: 70.78 years female: 77.75 years (2006 est.)
Romania | total population: 71.63 years male: 68.14 years female: 75.34 years (2006 est.)
Russia | total population: 67.08 years male: 60.45 years female: 74.1 years (2006 est.)
Rwanda | total population: 47.3 years male: 46.26 years female: 48.38 years (2006 est.)
Saint Helena | total population: 77.93 years male: 75.02 years female: 80.98 years (2006 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis | total population: 72.4 years male: 69.56 years female: 75.42 years (2006 est.)
Saint Lucia | total population: 73.84 years male: 70.29 years female: 77.65 years (2006 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | total population: 78.61 years male: 76.27 years female: 81.06 years (2006 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | total population: 73.85 years male: 71.99 years female: 75.77 years (2006 est.)
Samoa | total population: 71 years male: 68.2 years female: 73.94 years (2006 est.)
San Marino | total population: 81.71 years male: 78.23 years female: 85.5 years (2006 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe | total population: 67.31 years male: 65.73 years female: 68.95 years (2006 est.)
Saudi Arabia | total population: 75.67 years male: 73.66 years female: 77.78 years (2006 est.)
Senegal | total population: 59.25 years male: 57.7 years female: 60.85 years (2006 est.)
Serbia and Montenegro | total population: 74.95 years male: 72.37 years female: 77.75 years (2006 est.)
Seychelles | total population: 72.08 years male: 66.69 years female: 77.63 years (2006 est.)
Sierra Leone | total population: 40.22 years male: 38.05 years female: 42.46 years (2006 est.)
Singapore | total population: 81.71 years male: 79.13 years female: 84.49 years (2006 est.)
Slovakia | total population: 74.73 years male: 70.76 years female: 78.89 years (2006 est.)
Slovenia | total population: 76.33 years male: 72.63 years female: 80.29 years (2006 est.)
Solomon Islands | total population: 72.91 years male: 70.4 years female: 75.55 years (2006 est.)
Somalia | total population: 48.47 years male: 46.71 years female: 50.28 years (2006 est.)
South Africa | total population: 42.73 years male: 43.25 years female: 42.19 years (2006 est.)
Spain | total population: 79.65 years male: 76.32 years female: 83.2 years (2006 est.)
Sri Lanka | total population: 73.41 years male: 70.83 years female: 76.12 years (2006 est.)
Sudan | total population: 58.92 years male: 57.69 years female: 60.21 years (2006 est.)
Suriname | total population: 69.01 years male: 66.66 years female: 71.47 years (2006 est.)
Svalbard | total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Swaziland | total population: 32.62 years male: 32.1 years female: 33.17 years (2006 est.)
Sweden | total population: 80.51 years male: 78.29 years female: 82.87 years (2006 est.)
Switzerland | total population: 80.51 years male: 77.69 years female: 83.48 years (2006 est.)
Syria | total population: 70.32 years male: 69.01 years female: 71.7 years (2006 est.)
Taiwan | total population: 77.43 years male: 74.67 years female: 80.47 years (2006 est.)
Tajikistan | total population: 64.94 years male: 62.03 years female: 68 years (2006 est.)
Tanzania | total population: 45.64 years male: 44.93 years female: 46.37 years (2006 est.)
Thailand | total population: 72.25 years male: 69.95 years female: 74.68 years (2006 est.)
Togo | total population: 57.42 years male: 55.41 years female: 59.49 years (2006 est.)
Tokelau | total population: NA male: -9 years female: -9 years (2006 est.)
Tonga | total population: 69.82 years male: 67.32 years female: 72.45 years (2006 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago | total population: 66.76 years male: 65.71 years female: 67.86 years (2006 est.)
Tunisia | total population: 75.12 years male: 73.4 years female: 76.96 years (2006 est.)
Turkey | total population: 72.62 years male: 70.18 years female: 75.18 years (2006 est.)
Turkmenistan | total population: 61.83 years male: 58.43 years female: 65.41 years (2006 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands | total population: 74.73 years male: 72.48 years female: 77.08 years (2006 est.)
Tuvalu | total population: 68.32 years male: 66.08 years female: 70.66 years (2006 est.)
Uganda | total population: 52.67 years male: 51.68 years female: 53.69 years (2006 est.)
Ukraine | total population: 69.98 years male: 64.71 years female: 75.59 years (2006 est.)
United Arab Emirates | total population: 75.44 years male: 72.92 years female: 78.08 years (2006 est.)
United Kingdom | total population: 78.54 years male: 76.09 years female: 81.13 years (2006 est.)
United States | total population: 77.85 years male: 75.02 years female: 80.82 years (2006 est.)
Uruguay | total population: 76.33 years male: 73.12 years female: 79.65 years (2006 est.)
Uzbekistan | total population: 64.58 years male: 61.19 years female: 68.14 years (2006 est.)
Vanuatu | total population: 62.85 years male: 61.34 years female: 64.44 years (2006 est.)
Venezuela | total population: 74.54 years male: 71.49 years female: 77.81 years (2006 est.)
Vietnam | total population: 70.85 years male: 68.05 years female: 73.85 years (2006 est.)
Virgin Islands | total population: 79.05 years male: 75.24 years female: 83.09 years (2006 est.)
Wallis and Futuna | total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years
West Bank | total population: 73.27 years male: 71.5 years female: 75.15 years (2006 est.)
Western Sahara | total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years
World | total population: 64.77 years male: 63.16 years female: 66.47 years (2006 est.)
Yemen | total population: 62.12 years male: 60.23 years female: 64.11 years (2006 est.)
Zambia | total population: 40.03 years male: 39.76 years female: 40.31 years (2006 est.)
Zimbabwe | total population: 39.29 years male: 40.39 years female: 38.16 years (2006 est.)

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