TABLE 16.1.
Life Expectancy at Birth and 60 Years by World Health Organization Region, 1990, 2000, and 2011
| Life expectancy at age 0 (years) |
Life expectancy at age 60 (years) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | 1990 | 2000 | 2011 | 1990 | 2000 | 2011 |
| Africa | 50 | 50 | 56 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| Americas | 71 | 74 | 76 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| South-East Asia | 59 | 63 | 67 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
| Europe | 72 | 73 | 70 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Eastern Mediterranean | 61 | 65 | 68 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| Western Pacific | 70 | 72 | 76 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
| Global | 64 | 66 | 70 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Source: World Health Organization. Life expectancy by WHO region, 1990, 2000, 2011. Available at: http://apps.who.int/gho/data/view.main.690?lang=en [Accessed 29 May 2013].