The CIA World Factbook Edition 1998 People
Life expectancy at birth In 36 editions of 36.
Life expectancy at birth was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 1998 edition carries it in 235 entries, in its People section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
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World 1 entry
total population: 63 years
male: 61 years
female: 65 years (1998 est.)
Africa 57 entries
total population: 68.93 years
male: 67.78 years
female: 70.12 years (1998 est.)
total population: 47.86 years
male: 45.6 years
female: 50.23 years (1998 est.)
total population: 53.61 years
male: 51.56 years
female: 55.72 years (1998 est.)
total population: 40.09 years
male: 39.46 years
female: 40.75 years (1998 est.)
total population: 46.1 years
male: 45.38 years
female: 46.85 years (1998 est.)
total population: 45.56 years
male: 43.79 years
female: 47.38 years (1998 est.)
total population: 70.5 years
male: 67.21 years
female: 73.89 years (1998 est.)
total population: 51.44 years
male: 49.9 years
female: 53.03 years (1998 est.)
total population: 46.82 years
male: 45.02 years
female: 48.68 years (1998 est.)
total population: 48.22 years
male: 45.81 years
female: 50.73 years (1998 est.)
total population: 60.36 years
male: 57.95 years
female: 62.84 years (1998 est.)
total population: 49.31 years
male: 47.27 years
female: 51.4 years (1998 est.)
total population: 47.07 years
male: 45.29 years
female: 48.89 years (1998 est.)
total population: 46.24 years
male: 44.73 years
female: 47.8 years (1998 est.)
total population: 51.07 years
male: 49.06 years
female: 53.15 years (1998 est.)
total population: 62.07 years
male: 60.09 years
female: 64.14 years (1998 est.)
total population: 53.93 years
male: 51.61 years
female: 56.31 years (1998 est.)
total population: 55.31 years
male: 53.19 years
female: 57.51 years (1998 est.)
total population: 38.53 years
male: 37.31 years
female: 39.79 years (1998 est.)
total population: 40.85 years
male: 39.76 years
female: 41.97 years (1998 est.)
total population: 56.51 years
male: 53.55 years
female: 59.56 years (1998 est.)
total population: 53.91 years
male: 51.59 years
female: 56.29 years (1998 est.)
total population: 56.82 years
male: 54.77 years
female: 58.92 years (1998 est.)
total population: 46.01 years
male: 43.58 years
female: 48.52 years (1998 est.)
total population: 49.14 years
male: 47.47 years
female: 50.85 years (1998 est.)
total population: 47.57 years
male: 47.02 years
female: 48.13 years (1998 est.)
total population: 53.97 years
male: 52.18 years
female: 55.81 years (1998 est.)
total population: 59.45 years
male: 56.81 years
female: 62.16 years (1998 est.)
total population: 65.44 years
male: 63.21 years
female: 67.78 years (1998 est.)
total population: 52.88 years
male: 51.7 years
female: 54.1 years (1998 est.)
total population: 36.59 years
male: 36.64 years
female: 36.54 years (1998 est.)
total population: 47.03 years
male: 45.67 years
female: 48.43 years (1998 est.)
total population: 49.99 years
male: 46.95 years
female: 53.11 years (1998 est.)
total population: 70.9 years
male: 67.05 years
female: 74.74 years (1998 est.)
total population: 59.58 years
male: 57.21 years
female: 62.02 years (1998 est.)
total population: 68.51 years
male: 66.49 years
female: 70.64 years (1998 est.)
total population: 45.37 years
male: 44.22 years
female: 46.55 years (1998 est.)
total population: 41.48 years
male: 41.73 years
female: 41.24 years (1998 est.)
total population: 41.52 years
male: 41.83 years
female: 41.21 years (1998 est.)
total population: 53.55 years
male: 52.68 years
female: 54.45 years (1998 est.)
total population: 75.4 years
male: 72.36 years
female: 78.6 years (1998 est.)
total population: 41.93 years
male: 41.49 years
female: 42.4 years (1998 est.)
Saint Helena
now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
total population: 75.73 years
male: 72.66 years
female: 78.96 years (1998 est.)
total population: 64.34 years
male: 62.87 years
female: 65.86 years (1998 est.)
total population: 57.37 years
male: 54.55 years
female: 60.28 years (1998 est.)
total population: 70.76 years
male: 66.13 years
female: 75.53 years (1998 est.)
total population: 48.57 years
male: 45.56 years
female: 51.66 years (1998 est.)
total population: 46.23 years
male: 44.66 years
female: 47.85 years (1998 est.)
total population: 55.65 years
male: 53.56 years
female: 57.8 years (1998 est.)
total population: 55.97 years
male: 55 years
female: 56.98 years (1998 est.)
total population: 46.37 years
male: 44.22 years
female: 48.59 years (1998 est.)
total population: 58.78 years
male: 56.52 years
female: 61.12 years (1998 est.)
total population: 73.1 years
male: 71.72 years
female: 74.58 years (1998 est.)
total population: 42.6 years
male: 41.81 years
female: 43.41 years (1998 est.)
total population: 48.41 years
male: 47.32 years
female: 49.83 years (1998 est.)
total population: 37.07 years
male: 36.81 years
female: 37.33 years (1998 est.)
total population: 39.16 years
male: 39.12 years
female: 39.19 years (1998 est.)
Arctic Region 3 entries
total population: 69.46 years
male: 65.29 years
female: 73.65 years (1998 est.)
total population: 78.84 years
male: 76.76 years
female: 81.05 years (1998 est.)
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Asia 22 entries
total population: 46.83 years
male: 47.35 years
female: 46.29 years (1998 est.)
total population: 66.73 years
male: 62.45 years
female: 71.23 years (1998 est.)
total population: 63.3 years
male: 59.01 years
female: 67.81 years (1998 est.)
total population: 56.66 years
male: 56.69 years
female: 56.63 years (1998 est.)
total population: 52.31 years
male: 52.77 years
female: 51.83 years (1998 est.)
total population: 69.59 years
male: 68.32 years
female: 71.06 years (1998 est.)
total population: 64.79 years
male: 61.36 years
female: 68.4 years (1998 est.)
total population: 62.9 years
male: 62.11 years
female: 63.73 years (1998 est.)
total population: 80 years
male: 76.91 years
female: 83.25 years (1998 est.)
total population: 63.59 years
male: 58.12 years
female: 69.33 years (1998 est.)
total population: 51.32 years
male: 48.88 years
female: 53.88 years (1998 est.)
total population: 73.95 years
male: 70.37 years
female: 78 years (1998 est.)
total population: 63.77 years
male: 59.45 years
female: 68.3 years (1998 est.)
total population: 67.57 years
male: 65.87 years
female: 69.35 years (1998 est.)
total population: 61.46 years
male: 59.4 years
female: 63.61 years (1998 est.)
total population: 57.89 years
male: 58.04 years
female: 57.74 years (1998 est.)
total population: 59.07 years
male: 58.23 years
female: 59.96 years (1998 est.)
total population: 64.97 years
male: 58.61 years
female: 71.64 years (1998 est.)
total population: 72.55 years
male: 69.82 years
female: 75.41 years (1998 est.)
total population: 64.48 years
male: 61.35 years
female: 67.77 years (1998 est.)
total population: 61.3 years
male: 57.68 years
female: 65.11 years (1998 est.)
total population: 64.11 years
male: 60.49 years
female: 67.91 years (1998 est.)
Central America and the Caribbean 31 entries
total population: 77.37 years
male: 74.39 years
female: 80.43 years (1998 est.)
total population: 71.19 years
male: 68.82 years
female: 73.69 years (1998 est.)
total population: 76.92 years
male: 73.22 years
female: 80.81 years (1998 est.)
total population: 74 years
male: 70.65 years
female: 77.42 years (1998 est.)
total population: 74.79 years
male: 72.03 years
female: 77.62 years (1998 est.)
total population: 68.97 years
male: 67.01 years
female: 71.03 years (1998 est.)
total population: 74.94 years
male: 74.19 years
female: 75.73 years (1998 est.)
total population: 77.1 years
male: 75.37 years
female: 78.81 years (1998 est.)
total population: 75.93 years
male: 73.5 years
female: 78.48 years (1998 est.)
total population: 75.64 years
male: 73.29 years
female: 78.13 years (1998 est.)
total population: 77.8 years
male: 74.94 years
female: 80.8 years (1998 est.)
total population: 69.73 years
male: 67.53 years
female: 72.04 years (1998 est.)
total population: 69.66 years
male: 66.31 years
female: 73.17 years (1998 est.)
total population: 71.36 years
male: 68.77 years
female: 74 years (1998 est.)
total population: 77.8 years
male: 74.78 years
female: 80.97 years (1998 est.)
total population: 66.04 years
male: 63.4 years
female: 68.81 years (1998 est.)
total population: 51.4 years
male: 49.33 years
female: 53.58 years (1998 est.)
total population: 65.01 years
male: 63.31 years
female: 66.8 years (1998 est.)
total population: 75.37 years
male: 73.01 years
female: 77.84 years (1998 est.)
total population: 79.13 years
male: 76.34 years
female: 81.98 years (1998 est.)
total population: 75.6 years
male: 73.83 years
female: 77.4 years (1998 est.)
total population: 74.05 years
male: 71.99 years
female: 76.2 years (1998 est.)
total population: 66.62 years
male: 64.26 years
female: 69.08 years (1998 est.)
total population: 74.47 years
male: 71.73 years
female: 77.31 years (1998 est.)
total population: 74.2 years
male: 69.58 years
female: 79.11 years (1998 est.)
total population: 67.58 years
male: 64.52 years
female: 70.82 years (1998 est.)
total population: 71.58 years
male: 67.94 years
female: 75.48 years (1998 est.)
total population: 73.51 years
male: 72 years
female: 75.07 years (1998 est.)
total population: 70.51 years
male: 68.06 years
female: 73.03 years (1998 est.)
total population: 72.15 years
male: 70.21 years
female: 74.2 years (1998 est.)
total population: 78.3 years
male: 74.68 years
female: 82.15 years (1998 est.)
Europe 45 entries
total population: 68.64 years
male: 65.58 years
female: 71.94 years (1998 est.)
total population: 83.45 years
male: 80.54 years
female: 86.54 years (1998 est.)
total population: 77.31 years
male: 74.13 years
female: 80.67 years (1998 est.)
total population: 68.26 years
male: 62.26 years
female: 74.56 years (1998 est.)
total population: 77.35 years
male: 74.13 years
female: 80.74 years (1998 est.)
total population: 63.03 years
male: 58.35 years
female: 68.02 years (1998 est.)
total population: 71.96 years
male: 68.39 years
female: 75.74 years (1998 est.)
total population: 73.75 years
male: 70.43 years
female: 77.28 years (1998 est.)
total population: 74.11 years
male: 70.75 years
female: 77.65 years (1998 est.)
total population: 76.31 years
male: 73.64 years
female: 79.12 years (1998 est.)
total population: 68.52 years
male: 62.5 years
female: 74.83 years (1998 est.)
total population: 78.43 years
male: 75.53 years
female: 81.45 years (1998 est.)
total population: 77.15 years
male: 73.61 years
female: 80.83 years (1998 est.)
total population: 78.51 years
male: 74.6 years
female: 82.62 years (1998 est.)
total population: 76.99 years
male: 73.83 years
female: 80.33 years (1998 est.)
total population: 78.19 years
male: 74.9 years
female: 81.64 years (1998 est.)
total population: 78.31 years
male: 75.76 years
female: 81.04 years (1998 est.)
total population: 78.55 years
male: 75.61 years
female: 81.6 years (1998 est.)
total population: 70.83 years
male: 66.46 years
female: 75.44 years (1998 est.)
total population: 76.19 years
male: 73.44 years
female: 79.11 years (1998 est.)
total population: 77.57 years
male: 74.04 years
female: 81.28 years (1998 est.)
total population: 78.38 years
male: 75.26 years
female: 81.7 years (1998 est.)
total population: 78.67 years
male: 75.93 years
female: 81.71 years (1998 est.)
total population: 67.11 years
male: 61.02 years
female: 73.5 years (1998 est.)
total population: 77.96 years
male: 75.51 years
female: 80.52 years (1998 est.)
total population: 68.83 years
male: 62.76 years
female: 75.21 years (1998 est.)
total population: 77.49 years
male: 74.41 years
female: 80.68 years (1998 est.)
total population: 77.6 years
male: 75.3 years
female: 80.05 years (1998 est.)
total population: 64.32 years
male: 59.61 years
female: 69.27 years (1998 est.)
total population: 78.41 years
male: 74.79 years
female: 82.21 years (1998 est.)
total population: 78.01 years
male: 75.14 years
female: 81.03 years (1998 est.)
total population: 72.77 years
male: 70.67 years
female: 75.03 years (1998 est.)
total population: 78.23 years
male: 75.42 years
female: 81.21 years (1998 est.)
total population: 72.77 years
male: 68.6 years
female: 77.16 years (1998 est.)
total population: 75.66 years
male: 72.27 years
female: 79.25 years (1998 est.)
total population: 70.47 years
male: 66.67 years
female: 74.47 years (1998 est.)
total population: 81.42 years
male: 77.5 years
female: 85.34 years (1998 est.)
total population: Montenegro-76.14 years; Serbia-73.17 years
male: Montenegro-72.67 years; Serbia-70.77 years
female: Montenegro-79.92 years; Serbia-75.76 years (1998 est.)
total population: 73.19 years
male: 69.41 years
female: 77.15 years (1998 est.)
total population: 75.15 years
male: 71.48 years
female: 79.02 years (1998 est.)
total population: 77.56 years
male: 73.78 years
female: 81.59 years (1998 est.)
total population: 79.19 years
male: 76.52 years
female: 82 years (1998 est.)
total population: 78.88 years
male: 75.71 years
female: 82.22 years (1998 est.)
total population: 65.84 years
male: 60.08 years
female: 71.89 years (1998 est.)
total population: 77.19 years
male: 74.57 years
female: 79.96 years (1998 est.)
Middle East 17 entries
total population: 74.96 years
male: 72.42 years
female: 77.57 years (1998 est.)
total population: 76.79 years
male: 74.62 years
female: 79.07 years (1998 est.)
total population: 72.95 years
male: 71.56 years
female: 74.4 years (1998 est.)
total population: 68.25 years
male: 66.83 years
female: 69.74 years (1998 est.)
total population: 66.52 years
male: 65.54 years
female: 67.56 years (1998 est.)
total population: 78.41 years
male: 76.52 years
female: 80.39 years (1998 est.)
total population: 72.84 years
male: 70.96 years
female: 74.84 years (1998 est.)
total population: 76.78 years
male: 74.76 years
female: 78.91 years (1998 est.)
total population: 70.64 years
male: 68.08 years
female: 73.33 years (1998 est.)
total population: 71.02 years
male: 69.04 years
female: 73.1 years (1998 est.)
total population: 73.89 years
male: 71.38 years
female: 76.54 years (1998 est.)
total population: 70.03 years
male: 68.19 years
female: 71.96 years (1998 est.)
total population: 67.76 years
male: 66.48 years
female: 69.11 years (1998 est.)
total population: 72.82 years
male: 70.38 years
female: 75.39 years (1998 est.)
total population: 74.93 years
male: 73.5 years
female: 76.44 years (1998 est.)
total population: 72.47 years
male: 70.7 years
female: 74.33 years (1998 est.)
total population: 59.47 years
male: 57.71 years
female: 61.32 years (1998 est.)
North America 5 entries
total population: 76.77 years
male: 75 years
female: 78.63 years (1998 est.)
total population: 79.16 years
male: 75.86 years
female: 82.63 years (1998 est.)
total population: 71.63 years
male: 68.62 years
female: 74.79 years (1998 est.)
total population: 76.91 years
male: 75.35 years
female: 78.79 years (1998 est.)
total population: 76.13 years
male: 72.85 years
female: 79.58 years (1998 est.)
Oceania 25 entries
total population: 75.23 years
male: 70.95 years
female: 79.77 years (1998 est.)
total population: 79.89 years
male: 76.95 years
female: 82.98 years (1998 est.)
total population: 71.14 years
male: 69.2 years
female: 73.1 years (1998 est.)
total population: 66.29 years
male: 63.92 years
female: 68.78 years (1998 est.)
total population: 72.25 years
male: 69.87 years
female: 74.75 years (1998 est.)
total population: 76.7 years
male: 74.12 years
female: 79.44 years (1998 est.)
total population: 62.61 years
male: 60.79 years
female: 64.68 years (1998 est.)
total population: 64.48 years
male: 62.89 years
female: 66.14 years (1998 est.)
total population: 68.34 years
male: 66.38 years
female: 70.34 years (1998 est.)
total population: 66.68 years
male: 64.3 years
female: 69.18 years (1998 est.)
total population: 75.01 years
male: 71.75 years
female: 78.44 years (1998 est.)
total population: 77.55 years
male: 74.35 years
female: 80.91 years (1998 est.)
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
total population: 75.82 years
male: 72.76 years
female: 79.08 years (1998 est.)
total population: 67.54 years
male: 64.49 years
female: 70.78 years (1998 est.)
total population: 58.06 years
male: 57.18 years
female: 58.98 years (1998 est.)
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
total population: 69.45 years
male: 67.07 years
female: 71.96 years (1998 est.)
total population: 71.77 years
male: 69.26 years
female: 74.41 years (1998 est.)
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
total population: 69.54 years
male: 67.51 years
female: 71.96 years (1998 est.)
total population: 63.88 years
male: 62.72 years
female: 65.09 years (1998 est.)
total population: 61 years
male: 59.02 years
female: 63.07 years (1998 est.)
total population: 73.82 years
male: 73.24 years
female: 74.4 years (1998 est.)
South America 14 entries
total population: 74.54 years
male: 70.9 years
female: 78.34 years (1998 est.)
total population: 60.89 years
male: 57.98 years
female: 63.94 years (1998 est.)
total population: 64.36 years
male: 59.39 years
female: 69.59 years (1998 est.)
total population: 75.16 years
male: 72.01 years
female: 78.48 years (1998 est.)
total population: 70.06 years
male: 66.15 years
female: 74.11 years (1998 est.)
total population: 71.8 years
male: 69.19 years
female: 74.54 years (1998 est.)
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
total population: 76.34 years
male: 73.12 years
female: 79.71 years (1998 est.)
total population: 62.34 years
male: 59.5 years
female: 65.32 years (1998 est.)
total population: 72.23 years
male: 70.27 years
female: 74.29 years (1998 est.)
total population: 69.97 years
male: 67.78 years
female: 72.25 years (1998 est.)
total population: 70.61 years
male: 68.05 years
female: 73.29 years (1998 est.)
total population: 75.53 years
male: 72.39 years
female: 78.84 years (1998 est.)
total population: 72.66 years
male: 69.68 years
female: 75.87 years (1998 est.)
Southeast Asia 15 entries
total population: 71.69 years
male: 70.17 years
female: 73.29 years (1998 est.)
Burma
now Burma (Myanmar)
total population: 54.51 years
male: 53.03 years
female: 56.08 years (1998 est.)
total population: 47.99 years
male: 46.64 years
female: 49.41 years (1998 est.)
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
total population: 78.81 years
male: 76.07 years
female: 81.74 years (1998 est.)
total population: 62.49 years
male: 60.28 years
female: 64.81 years (1998 est.)
total population: 53.7 years
male: 52.13 years
female: 55.34 years (1998 est.)
total population: 81.6 years
male: 78.66 years
female: 84.68 years (1998 est.)
total population: 70.36 years
male: 67.35 years
female: 73.56 years (1998 est.)
total population: 66.35 years
male: 63.57 years
female: 69.28 years (1998 est.)
total population: 78.49 years
male: 75.46 years
female: 81.77 years (1998 est.)
total population: 76.82 years
male: 73.82 years
female: 80.05 years (1998 est.)
total population: 69 years
male: 65.35 years
female: 72.83 years (1998 est.)
total population: 67.74 years
male: 65.37 years
female: 70.25 years (1998 est.)
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1998, “Life expectancy at birth”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/life-expectancy-at-birth/1998.