DIFFERENCES IN VITAL RATES
Table 5.4 shows the life expectancy and a few other measures of mortality in selected high life expectancy and low life expectancy countries.
TABLE 5.4: EXPECTANCY AND OTHER MEASURES OF MORTALITY FOR SELECTED COUNTIRES, 2009
Life expectancy |
Country |
IMR per 1000 live births |
Life expectancy (M/F) |
Maternal mortality ratio |
High |
|
|
|
|
|
Japan
|
3 |
79.4/86.5 |
6 |
|
Hongkong SAR, China |
4 |
79.6/85.3 |
- |
|
France |
4 |
78.0/84.9 |
8 |
|
Italy |
4 |
78.3/84.3 |
3 |
|
Switzerland |
4 |
79.6/84.3 |
5 |
|
Iceland |
3 |
80.4/83.5 |
4 |
Low |
|
|
|
|
|
Mali |
104 |
48.1/49.2 |
970 |
|
Mozambique |
86 |
47.4/48.8 |
520 |
|
Nigeria |
108 |
47.6/48.7 |
1,100 |
|
Lesotho |
67 |
45.0/45.7 |
960 |
|
Swaziland |
62 |
47.1/45.5 |
390 |
|
Afghanistan |
154 |
44.3/44.3 |
1,800 |
|
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