World Health Statistics

Life Expectancy*

•The following charts are based on Disability Adjusted Life Expectancy (DALE) for which the World Health Organization “summarizes the expected number of years to be lived in what might be termed the equivalent of ‘full health.’ To calculate DALE, the years of ill-health are weighted according to severity and subtracted from the expected overall life expectancy to

give the equivalent years of healthy life.”

The Twenty-five Countries with the Longest Disability Adjusted Life Expectancy, 2000

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The Twenty-five Countries with the Shortest Disability Adjusted Life Expectancy, 2000

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Countries with the Highest Average Annual Population Growth Rate, 1990-2000

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Sources:

• Slides 3-4, “Healthy Life Expectancy Rankings”, World Health Organization, 2000.

• Slides 6-7: “Annex Table 1 Basic Indicators for all Member States”, WHO World Health Report 2001.

• Slides 9-10, 12-13: “Annex Table 5 Selected National Health Accounts indicators for all Member States, estimates for 1997 and 1998”, WHO World Health Report 2001.