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World Nations, 2006
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Nation Life Expectancy Median Age Infant Mortality Adult AIDS Rate
Angola 38.62 18.0 185.4 3.9
Sierra Leone 40.22 17.7 160.4 7.0
Afghanistan 43.34 17.6 160.2 0.0
Liberia 39.65 18.3 155.8 5.9
Mozambique 39.82 18.8 129.2 12.2
Niger 43.76 16.4 118.3 1.2
Somalia 48.47 17.7 114.9 1.0
Mali 49.00 16.3 107.6 1.9
Tajikistan 64.94 20.4 106.5 0.1
Guinea-Bissau 46.87 19.6 105.2 10.0
Djibouti 43.17 17.7 102.4 2.9
Bhutan 54.78 20.6 98.4 0.1
Nigeria 47.08 18.6 97.1 5.4
Tanzania 45.64 18.0 96.5 8.8
Malawi 41.70 16.8 94.4 14.2
Ethiopia 49.03 17.9 93.6 4.4
Chad 47.52 16.6 91.5 4.8
Burkina Faso 48.85 16.7 91.4 4.2
Guinea 49.50 17.9 90.0 3.2
Rwanda 47.30 18.8 89.6 5.1
Equatorial
Guinea		 49.54 19.4 89.2 3.4
Cote d'Ivoire 48.82 18.9 89.1 7.0
Dem. Rep. of the Congo 51.46 16.4 88.6 4.2
Lesotho 34.40 21.0 87.2 28.9
Zambia 40.03 16.7 86.8 16.5
Central African
Republic		 43.54 18.8 85.6 13.5
Rep. of the Congo 52.80 16.9 85.3 4.9
Laos 55.49 19.2 83.3 0.1
Benin 53.04 18.0 79.6 1.9
Azerbaijan 63.85 29.2 79.0 0.1
Madagascar 57.34 17.7 75.2 1.7
Comoros 62.33 18.9 72.9 0.1
Turkmenistan 61.83 22.7 72.6 0.1
Swaziland 32.62 19.2 71.9 38.8
Haiti 53.23 18.6 71.7 5.6
Gambia 54.14 17.8 71.6 1.2
Pakistan 63.39 20.0 70.5 0.1
Uzbekistan 64.58 23.3 70.0 0.1
Mauritania 53.12 17.3 69.5 0.6
Cambodia 59.29 21.4 68.8 2.6
Uganda 52.67 15.1 66.2 4.1
Nepal 60.18 20.4 65.3 0.5
Cameroon 51.16 19.0 63.5 6.9
Burundi 50.81 16.9 63.1 6.0
Burma 60.97 27.6 61.9 1.2
Sudan 58.92 18.5 61.1 2.3
Mayotte 61.76 16.0 60.8 no data
Bangladesh 62.46 22.2 60.8 0.1
South Africa 42.73 25.0 60.7 21.5
Togo 57.42 18.7 60.6 4.1
Yemen 62.12 16.6 59.9 0.1
Kenya 48.93 18.3 59.3 6.7
Ghana 58.87 20.1 55.0 3.1
Maldives 64.41 18.0 54.9 0.1
India 64.71 24.9 54.6 0.9
Gabon 54.49 18.8 54.5 8.1
Vanuatu 62.85 23.0 53.8 no data
Botswana 33.74 20.0 53.7 37.3
Senegal 59.25 19.3 52.9 0.8
Mongolia 64.89 25.0 52.1 0.1
Bolivia 65.84 22.5 51.8 0.1
Zimbabwe 39.29 20.0 51.7 24.6
Papua New
Guinea		 65.28 21.1 50.0 0.6
Iraq 69.01 19.8 48.6 0.1
Namibia 43.39 20.1 48.1 21.3
Kiribati 62.08 20.8 47.3 no data
Cape Verde 70.73 20.7 46.5 0.0
Eritrea 59.03 18.0 46.3 2.7
East Timor 66.26 20.7 45.9 no data
Sao Tome and
Principe		 67.31 16.8 41.8 no data
Iran 70.26 25.0 40.3 0.1
Morocco 70.94 24.5 40.2 no data
Turkey 72.62 28.3 39.7 0.1
Moldova 65.65 34.3 38.4 0.2
Kyrgyzstan 68.49 24.5 34.5 0.1
Indonesia 69.87 27.3 34.4 0.1
Guyana 65.86 27.9 32.2 2.5
Egypt 71.29 24.3 31.3 0.1
Peru 69.84 25.5 30.9 0.5
Guatemala 69.38 19.4 30.9 1.1
Algeria 73.26 25.1 29.9 0.1
Micronesia 70.05 21.4 29.2 no data
Syria 70.32 20.9 28.6 0.1
Brazil 71.97 29.0 28.6 0.7
Marshall Islands 70.31 20.3 28.4 no data
Kazakhstan 66.89 30.5 28.3 0.2
Dominican
Republic		 71.73 24.3 28.3 1.7
Nicaragua 70.63 21.4 28.1 0.2
Samoa 71.00 22.0 26.9 no data
Honduras 69.33 19.8 25.8 1.8
Romania 71.63 37.9 25.5 0.1
Vietnam 70.85 27.1 25.1 0.4
Trinidad and
Tobago		 66.76 31.7 25.1 3.2
Belize 68.30 19.8 24.9 2.4
Paraguay 75.10 21.6 24.8 0.5
Bahamas 65.60 28.6 24.7 3.0
El Salvador 71.49 22.9 24.4 0.7
Tunisia 75.12 28.3 23.8 0.1
Lebanon 72.88 28.9 23.7 0.1
Libya 76.69 22.9 23.7 0.3
Korea, North 71.65 33.4 23.3 no data
China 72.58 33.2 23.1 0.1
Suriname 69.01 26.9 23.0 1.7
Ecuador 76.42 24.0 22.9 0.3
Philippines 70.21 23.0 22.8 0.1
Armenia 71.84 33.2 22.5 0.1
Gaza Strip 71.97 16.0 22.4 no data
Venezuela 74.54 26.6 21.5 0.7
Albania 77.43 29.5 20.8 no data
Solomon Islands 72.91 19.0 20.6 no data
Colombia 71.99 27.2 20.4 0.7
Mexico 75.41 26.2 20.3 0.3
Anguilla 77.28 31.1 20.3 no data
Bulgaria 72.30 42.9 19.9 0.1
Tuvalu 68.32 26.0 19.5 no data
Thailand 72.25 32.8 19.5 1.5
Oman 73.37 16.5 18.9 0.1
Antigua and
Barbuda		 72.16 30.5 18.9 no data
Saint Helena 77.93 35.8 18.3 no data
Georgia 76.09 40.1 18.0 0.1
Qatar 73.90 22.7 18.0 0.1
Malaysia 72.50 24.8 17.2 0.4
Jordan 78.40 22.4 16.8 0.1
Bahrain 74.45 25.8 16.8 0.2
British Virgin
Islands		 76.68 31.2 16.7 no data
Panama 75.22 26.5 16.4 0.9
Jamaica 73.24 23.5 16.0 1.2
Greenland 69.94 32.3 15.4 no data
Turks and Caicos
Islands		 74.73 26.8 15.2 no data
Russia 67.08 41.3 15.1 1.1
Seychelles 72.08 29.1 15.1 no data
Argentina 76.12 30.7 14.7 0.7
Mauritius 72.63 31.8 14.6 0.1
Palau 70.42 30.7 14.5 no data
Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines		 73.85 27.1 14.4 no data
Grenada 64.87 21.2 14.3 no data
United Arab
Emirates		 75.44 23.3 14.1 0.2
Saint Kitts
and Nevis		 72.40 28.6 14.1 no data
Sri Lanka 73.41 30.9 14.0 0.1
Dominica 74.87 30.4 13.7 no data
Saint Lucia 73.84 26.1 13.2 no data
Belarus 69.08 39.9 13.0 0.3
Saudi Arabia 75.67 19.4 12.8 0.01
Serbia and
Montenegro		 74.95 38.5 12.5 0.2
Fiji 69.82 25.0 12.3 0.1
Tonga 69.82 21.3 12.3 no data
Brunei 75.01 26.7 12.3 0.1
Barbados 72.79 35.6 11.8 1.5
French Guiana 77.27 27.4 11.8 no data
Uruguay 76.33 34.2 11.6 0.3
Ukraine 69.98 42.2 9.9 1.4
Netherlands Antilles 76.03 34.4 9.8 no data
Nauru 63.08 21.2 9.8 no data
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 78.00 39.5 9.8 0.1
Macedonia 73.97 35.1 9.8 0.1
Kuwait 77.20 22.3 9.7 0.1
Costa Rica 77.02 26.9 9.7 0.6
Latvia 71.33 42.4 9.4 0.6
American Samoa 76.05 23.4 9.1 no data
Puerto Rico 78.40 36.4 9.1 no data
Chile 76.77 31.4 8.6 0.3
Guadeloupe 78.06 33.2 8.4 no data
Hungary 72.66 41.4 8.4 0.1
French
Polynesia		 76.10 27.5 8.3 no data
Bermuda 77.96 41.0 8.3 0.3
Cayman Islands 80.07 37.5 8.0 no data
Virgin Islands 79.05 38.0 7.9 no data
Estonia 72.04 42.6 7.7 1.1
New Caledonia 74.27 28.2 7.6 no data
Reunion 74.18 28.1 7.6 no data
Saint Pierre and
Miquelon		 78.61 34.5 7.4 no data
Slovakia 74.73 37.6 7.3 0.1
Montserrat 78.85 29.2 7.2 no data
Poland 74.97 39.0 7.2 0.1
Northern Mariana
Islands		 76.09 28.5 7.0 no data
Cyprus 77.82 35.9 7.0 0.1
Martinique 79.18 34.8 7.0 no data
Israel 79.46 30.5 6.9 0.1
Guam 78.58 28.8 6.8 no data
Lithuania 74.20 40.8 6.8 0.1
Croatia 74.68 42.1 6.7 0.1
United States 77.85 37.8 6.4 0.6
Taiwan 77.43 35.0 6.3 no data
Cuba 77.41 35.6 6.2 0.1
South Korea 77.04 36.3 6.2 0.1
Faroe Islands 79.35 35.5 6.1 no data
New Zealand 78.81 34.7 5.8 0.1
Isle of Man 78.49 41.0 5.8 no data
Aruba 79.28 40.3 5.8 no data
Italy 79.81 43.7 5.8 0.5
San Marino 81.71 41.0 5.6 no data
Monaco 79.69 47.3 5.4 0.1
Greece 79.24 42.0 5.4 0.2
Ireland 77.73 34.8 5.3 0.1
Jersey 79.38 42.1 5.2 no data
Gibraltar 79.80 40.1 5.1 no data
United Kingdom 78.54 40.4 5.1 0.2
Portugal 77.70 40.6 5.0 0.4
Netherlands 78.96 40.2 5.0 0.2
Luxembourg 78.89 39.7 4.7 0.2
Guernsey 80.42 42.2 4.7 no data
Canada 80.22 39.9 4.7 0.3
Belgium 78.77 42.1 4.6 0.2
Liechtenstein 79.68 40.1 4.6 no data
Australia 80.50 37.7 4.6 0.1
Austria 79.07 42.0 4.6 0.3
Denmark 77.79 40.7 4.5 0.2
Slovenia 76.33 42.2 4.4 0.1
Spain 79.65 41.3 4.4 0.7
Macau 82.19 36.4 4.4 no data
Switzerland 80.51 41.1 4.3 0.4
France 79.73 40.7 4.2 0.4
Germany 78.80 43.9 4.1 0.1
Andorra 83.51 40.7 4.0 no data
Czech Republic 76.22 41.1 3.9 0.1
Malta 79.01 40.1 3.9 0.2
Norway 79.54 39.3 3.7 0.1
Finland 78.50 42.8 3.6 0.1
Iceland 80.31 34.7 3.3 0.2
Japan 81.25 44.7 3.2 0.1
Hong Kong 81.59 40.9 3.0 0.1
Sweden 80.51 42.0 2.8 0.1
Singapore 81.71 37.6 2.3 0.2

No Data Available: Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Holy See (Vatican City), Nauru, Norfolk Island, Pitcairn Islands, Svalbard, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna, West Bank, or Western Sahara

Sortable Categories

Life Expectancy-- the number of years a child born in that nation can expect to live Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages.

Median Age -- the age that divides a population into two groups; half the people are younger than this age and half are older.

Infant Mortality Rate -- the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births.

Adult HIV/AIDS Rate -- This entry gives an estimate of the percentage of adults (aged 15-49) living with HIV/AIDS.
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Dowling, Mike, "Mr. Dowling's Interactive Table of the Nations of the World," available from http://www.mrdowling.com/800nations.html; Internet; updated Thursday, June 29, 2006 . ©2008, Mike Dowling. All rights reserved.