TABLE 7. | RANKING OF COUNTRIES ACCORDING TO LIFE EXPECTANCY AT 80 FOR BOTH SEXES,1950-60 AND 1980-90. |
19 countries with good quality data. |
Rank | 1950-19601 | 1980-19902 | ||
1 | Iceland | 6.72 | Iceland | 8.18 |
2 | Norway | 6.57 | Japan | 7.67 |
3 | Netherlands | 6.51 | Netherlands | 7.60 |
4 | Italy | (6.13)3 | Switzerland | 7.57 |
5 | Denmark | 5.94 | France | 7.52 |
6 | Sweden | 5.93 | Norway | 7.49 |
7 | England & Wales | 5.87 | Sweden | 7.48 |
8 | France | 5.78 | Denmark | 7.43 |
9 | Switzerland | 5.70 | England & Wales | 7.19 |
10 | Belgium | 5.64 | Italy | 7.05 |
11 | Germany West | 5.57 | Belgium | 6.93 |
12 | Austria | 5.48 | Finland | 6.92 |
13 | Luxembourg | 5.48 | Germany West | 6.87 |
14 | Scotland | 5.47 | Scotland | 6.80 |
15 | Japan | 5.46 | Luxembourg | 6.61 |
16 | Germany, East | 5.44 | Austria | 6.59 |
17 | Czechoslovakia | 5.30 | Hungary | 5.83 |
18 | Finland | 5.25 | Germany, East | 5.81 |
19 | Hungary | 5.18 | Czechoslovakia | 5.77 |