Saint Helena Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 78.44 years
male: 75.52 years
female: 81.5 years (2009 est.)

Year	Life expectancy at birth	Rank	Percent Change	Date of Information
2003	77.38	44		2003 est.
2004	77.76	44	0.49 %	2004 est.
2005	77.76	46	0.00 %	2005 est.
2006	77.93	46	0.22 %	2006 est.
2007	78.09	43	0.21 %	2007 est.
2008	78.27	44	0.23 %	2008 est.
2009	78.44	43	0.22 %	2009 est.

Definition: This entry contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of September 17, 2009

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