1. Accomplishments, Challenges, and Priorities

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 per decade (years)
Region	1960	1990	2002	1960-90	1990-2002
Low- and middle-income	45.2	63	65	6.3	1.7
East Asia and the Pacific	39	67	70	9.3	2.5
(China)	(36)	(69)	(71)	(11)	(1.7)
Europe and Central Asia	n/a	69	69	n/a	0.0
Latin America and the Caribbean	56	68	71	4.0	2.5
Middle East and N. Africa	47	64	69	5.7	4.2
South Asia	44	58	63	4.7	4.2
(India)	(44)	(59)	(64)	(5)	(4.6)
Sub-Saharan Africa	40	50	46	3.3	-3.3
High-income	69	76	78	2.3	1.7
World	57	70	72	4.3	1.7

Source: World Bank 2004.

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