TABLE 1—

Life Expectancy Growth by Country and Period: Selected Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Countries, 1985–2015

			Estimated Annual Rate for Each 5-Year Periodc
Country	Perioda	Rate of Change,b %	1985–1990, %	1990–1995, %	1995–2000, %	2000–2005, %	2005–2010, %	2010–2015, %
Australia	1990–2010	0.35	0.25	0.38	0.32	0.38	0.32	0.17
Denmark	2000–2010	0.33	0.08	0.13	0.21	0.32	0.33	0.19
France	2005–2010	0.35	0.35	0.33	0.28	0.29	0.35	0.20
Germany	1995–2005	0.35	0.36	0.23	0.35	0.35	0.30	0.22
Italy	1995–2010	0.34	0.41	0.28	0.33	0.38	0.31	0.20
Korea	1985–2015	0.63	0.88	0.69	0.56	0.64	0.66	0.35
Mexico	1985–2010	0.47	0.61	0.56	0.52	0.33	0.34	0.29
Turkey	1985–2015	0.74	0.92	0.76	0.90	0.82	0.55	0.46
United Kingdom	2000–2010	0.33	0.25	0.30	0.24	0.33	0.33	0.20

Source. Authors’ calculations from United Nations Population Division.⁴

Note. Values in 2010–2015 represent United Nations projections.

^aThe most recent period during which life expectancy (LE) growth exceeded an average of 0.32% a year over a 5-year period.

^bThe average annual rate of change during the specified period under the assumption of exponential growth. For example, for Australia the annual rate of change for the selected period 1990–2010 = ln(LE_2005–2010/LE_1985–1990)/20.

^cThe annual rates of change in LE combined for each 5-year segment in the period 1985–2015. For example the value of 0.25% for Australia between 1985–1990 = ln(LE 1985–1990/LE 1980–1985)/5.