Table 1.1: Levels and Changes in Life Expectancy, 1960-2002, by World Bank Region

Levels and Changes in Life Expectancy, 1960-2002, by World Bank Region
Life expectancy (years)Rate of change (years per decade)
Region1960199020021960-19901990-2002
Low- and middle-income countries4463656.31.7
  East Asia and the Pacific3967709.32.5
    (China)(36)(69)(71)(11)(1.7)
  Europe and Central Asia69690.0
  Latin America and the Caribbean5668714.02.5
  Middle East and North Africa4764695.74.2
  South Asia4458634.74.2
    (India)(44)(59)(64)(5)(4.6)
  Sub-Saharan Africa4050463.3-3.3
High-income countries6976782.31.7
World5065675.01.7

Source: World Bank 2004 (CD-ROM version).

— = not available.

Note: Entries are the average of male and female life expectancies.

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