Table 2.
Life expectancy (estimated, expected based on SDI, and their difference), globally and by SDI quintile, for 1950, 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2021
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1950 |
1990 |
2000 |
2010 |
2021 |
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| Estimated life expectancy | Expected life expectancy | Difference | Estimated life expectancy | Expected life expectancy | Difference | Estimated life expectancy | Expected life expectancy | Difference | Estimated life expectancy | Expected life expectancy | Difference | Estimated life expectancy | Expected life expectancy | Difference | |
| Global | 49·0 | 63·4 | −14·3 | 65·5 | 69·5 | −4·0 | 67·2 | 70·7 | −3·4 | 70·5 | 71·7 | −1·2 | 71·7 | 72·9 | −1·2 |
| Low SDI | 38·6 | 45·7 | −7·0 | 53·1 | 54·0 | −1·0 | 54·9 | 56·2 | −1·2 | 60·2 | 60·2 | 0·1 | 62·6 | 64·9 | −2·3 |
| Low-middle SDI | 38·8 | 50·1 | −11·3 | 60·6 | 61·1 | −0·5 | 63·0 | 64·1 | −1·1 | 66·5 | 67·0 | −0·5 | 67·4 | 69·9 | −2·5 |
| Middle SDI | 46·2 | 55·5 | −9·2 | 67·0 | 68·3 | −1·3 | 69·6 | 69·9 | −0·3 | 72·3 | 71·4 | 1·0 | 73·2 | 73·1 | 0·2 |
| High-middle SDI | 57·6 | 65·1 | −7·5 | 70·4 | 71·0 | −0·6 | 71·4 | 72·3 | −0·9 | 74·7 | 73·9 | 0·8 | 76·2 | 75·7 | 0·5 |
| High SDI | 63·9 | 71·0 | −7·1 | 75·6 | 75·7 | −0·1 | 77·8 | 77·2 | 0·5 | 80·0 | 78·6 | 1·5 | 80·2 | 79·9 | 0·4 |
SDI=Socio-demographic Index.