As a measure of health, life expectancy is readily comparable across nations and regions and is one of the most commonly used indicators of a population’s general health status. It is the number of years a person can expect to live based on existing mortality patterns.

Values for Australia, Brazil, Mexico, China, India, Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia represent only the tropical region of those nations.

Source: United Nations World Population Prospects: 2012 Revision | Data:  State of the Tropics Data



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