National life expectancy at birth versus SDI, and expected life expectancy based on SDI, in females and males in 1950, 1990, and 2021
Life expectancy at birth is shown for 204 countries and territories coloured by GBD super-region. Transparent points in all plots show every fifth year between 1950 and 2015, and 2021 in the first two columns. The black line represents the expected life expectancy at birth based on SDI, and the shaded area corresponds to 95% uncertainty intervals. GBD=Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study. SDI=Socio-demographic Index.