Choropleth — Life Expectancy at Birth, World
Period life expectancy at birth, both sexes, for 45 countries: from 54.5 years in NGA to 84.7 in JPN, a thirty-year gap that the ramp makes plain across sub-Saharan Africa against East Asia and western Europe. Suitable for a global-health lecture before the data are swapped for a current WHO or UN release. Illustrative values.
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title "Life expectancy at birth, both sexes (years, illustrative)"
atlas world
scale "#fff7ed" "#9a3412"
legend "Life expectancy (years)"
USA 78.4
CAN 81.7
MEX 75.1
BRA 75.8
ARG 76.8
COL 77.3
PER 76.7
CHL 80.9
GBR 81.3
FRA 83
DEU 81.4
ESP 83.7
ITA 83.5
POL 78.6
NLD 82
BEL 82.1
SWE 83.3
NOR 83.3
FIN 81.9
RUS 73.2
UKR 72.9
TUR 77.2
GRC 81.6
MAR 75.3
DZA 76.3
EGY 70.2
NGA 54.5
ETH 67.3
KEN 63.6
ZAF 66.1
GHA 65.5
CHN 78.6
JPN 84.7
KOR 83.7
IND 70.8
PAK 67.6
IRN 77.7
SAU 78.7
ARE 82.9
IDN 71.7
VNM 74.6
THA 79.7
PHL 71.7
AUS 83.3
NZL 82.4