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The average life expectancy of the world is 69.4 years.
According to the World Health Organization, both Costa Rica and Chile are the most advanced countries in this regard, with a life expectancy of 79 years (2011):Chile: Male life expectancy: 76Female life expectancy: 82Overall life expectancy: 79Costa Rica: Male life expectancy: 77Female life expectancy: 81Overall life expectancy: 79
People in Australia would expect to have a higher life expectancy than people in Africa. There are lots of very well developed parts of Africa where people would have a high life expectancy, but on average it would have a lower life expectancy.
In Germany, the life expectancy of males is 78.3 years. For females it is 83 years. Germany ranks 23 in the world for high life expectancy.
Swaziland is the country with the lowest life expectancy. Its life expectancy is about 40 years old; the world life expectancy is about 67 years old, so Swaziland is 40% below world average.
The Japanese have the longest life expectancy in the world, not the US. The US rates closer to 34th-36th in nations of the world in terms of life expectancy, one of the lower rate among the developed world.
According to the CIA World Factbook, the average life expectancy in the United Kingdom is 79 years. The male life expectancy is about 76 and a half years, whereas the femal life expectancy is almost 82 years.
While Lithuania is ranked 88th in the world for life expectancy, it is not particularly low. According to the CIA World Factbook, in 2010 the life expectancy of Lithuanians is 70.23 years for men and 80.29 years for women.
The country with the highest life expectancy in the world is Andorra - which is a little country between France and Spain.
Life expectancy is the average number of years a person is expected to live based on current mortality rates. It is influenced by factors such as healthcare, economic conditions, lifestyle choices, and access to resources. Improvements in healthcare and technology have led to increased life expectancy in many parts of the world over the past century.
The Life expectancy of Asia has some of the largest swings in the world, ranging from 82 years in Japan to 60 in Afghanistan. Overall an average of 68 is roughly the life expectancy of Asia. Japan has one of the highest life expectancies in the world, with Afghanistan being one of the worst.
The CIA World Factbook states that 2010 figures for the life expectancy of people in Australia is 79.33 years for men and 84.25 years for women. Australia has the eighth highest life expectancy in the world.