Venezuelaunicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (165seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms;three seats reserved for the indigenous peoples of Venezuela)elections: last held on 26 September 2010 (next to be held in 2015)election results: percent of vote by party - pro-government 48.9%,opposition coalition 47.9%, other 3.2%; seats by party -pro-government 98, opposition 65, other 2
Vietnamunicameral National Assembly or Quoc Hoi (493 seats; memberselected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)elections: last held on 20 May 2007 (next to be held in May 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -CPV 450, non-party CPV-approved 42, self-nominated 1; note - 493candidates were elected; CPV and non-party CPV-approved delegateswere members of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front
Virgin Islandsunicameral Senate (15 seats; members are elected bypopular vote to serve two-year terms)elections: last held on 2 November 2010 (next to be held in November2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -Democratic Party 10, ICM 2, independent 3note: the Virgin Islands elects one non-voting representative to theUS House of Representatives; election last held 2 November 2010(next to be held on November 2012)
Wallis and Futunaunicameral Territorial Assembly or AssembleeTerritoriale (20 seats; members elected by popular vote to servefive-year terms)elections: last held on 1 April 2007 (next to be held in April 2012)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -UMP 13, other 7note: Wallis and Futuna elects one senator to the French Senate andone deputy to the French National Assembly; French Senate -elections last held on 21 September 2008 (next to be held bySeptember 2014); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats -UMP 1; French National Assembly - elections last held on 17 June2007 (next to be held by 2012); results - percent of vote by party -NA; seats - PS 1
Yemenbicameral legislature consisting of a Shura Council (111seats; members appointed by the president) and House ofRepresentatives (301 seats; members elected by popular vote to serveeight-year terms)elections: last held on 27 April 2003 (scheduled April 2009 electionpostponed for two years)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -GPC 238, Islah 47, YSP 6, Nasserite Unionist Party 3, National ArabSocialist Ba'th Party 2, independents 5
Zambiaunicameral National Assembly (158 seats; 150 members areelected by popular vote, 8 members appointed by the president, toserve five-year terms)elections: last held on 28 September 2006 (next to be held inOctober 2011)election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -MMD 72, PF 44, UDA 27, ULP 2, NDF 1, independents 2; seats notdetermined 2
Zimbabwebicameral Parliament consists of a Senate (93 seats - 60members elected by popular vote for a five-year term, 10 provincialgovernors nominated by the president and the prime minister, 16traditional chiefs elected by the Council of Chiefs, 2 seats held bythe president and deputy president of the Council of Chiefs, and 5members appointed by the president) and a House of Assembly (210seats - members elected by popular vote for five-year terms)elections: last held on 28 March 2008 (next to be held in 2013)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - MDC 51.6%,ZANU-PF 45.8%, other 2.6%; seats by party - MDC 30, ZANU-PF 30;House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - MDC 51.3%, ZANU-PF45.8%, other 2.9%; seats by party - MDC 109, ZANU-PF 97, other 4
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Field Listing :: Life expectancy at birth
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. Country Comparison to the World Country
Life expectancy at birth(years)
Afghanistantotal population: 44.65 yearsmale: 44.45 yearsfemale: 44.87 years (2010 est.)
Albaniatotal population: 77.22 yearsmale: 74.65 yearsfemale: 80.11 years (2010 est.)
Algeriatotal population: 74.26 yearsmale: 72.57 yearsfemale: 76.04 years (2010 est.)
American Samoatotal population: 73.97 yearsmale: 71.04 yearsfemale: 77.08 years (2010 est.)
Andorratotal population: 82.36 yearsmale: 80.3 yearsfemale: 84.55 years (2010 est.)
Angolatotal population: 38.48 yearsmale: 37.48 yearsfemale: 39.52 years (2010 est.)
Anguillatotal population: 80.77 yearsmale: 78.22 yearsfemale: 83.39 years (2010 est.)
Antigua and Barbudatotal population: 75.26 yearsmale: 73.27 yearsfemale: 77.35 years (2010 est.)
Argentinatotal population: 76.76 yearsmale: 73.52 yearsfemale: 80.17 years (2010 est.)
Armeniatotal population: 72.96 yearsmale: 69.33 yearsfemale: 77.07 years (2010 est.)
Arubatotal population: 75.51 yearsmale: 72.47 yearsfemale: 78.61 years (2010 est.)
Australiatotal population: 81.72 yearsmale: 79.33 yearsfemale: 84.25 years (2010 est.)
Austriatotal population: 79.65 yearsmale: 76.74 yearsfemale: 82.71 years (2010 est.)
Azerbaijantotal population: 67.01 yearsmale: 62.86 yearsfemale: 71.67 years (2010 est.)
Bahamas, Thetotal population: 70.84 yearsmale: 68.48 yearsfemale: 73.27 years (2010 est.)
Bahraintotal population: 75.4 yearsmale: 72.87 yearsfemale: 78.01 years (2010 est.)
Bangladeshtotal population: 69.44 yearsmale: 67.64 yearsfemale: 71.3 years (2010 est.)
Barbadostotal population: 74.14 yearsmale: 71.88 yearsfemale: 76.42 years (2010 est.)
Belarustotal population: 70.92 yearsmale: 65.26 yearsfemale: 76.93 years (2010 est.)
Belgiumtotal population: 79.37 yearsmale: 76.21 yearsfemale: 82.68 years (2010 est.)
Belizetotal population: 68.23 yearsmale: 66.54 yearsfemale: 70 years (2010 est.)
Benintotal population: 59.42 yearsmale: 58.21 yearsfemale: 60.68 years (2010 est.)
Bermudatotal population: 80.6 yearsmale: 77.37 yearsfemale: 83.88 years (2010 est.)
Bhutantotal population: 66.71 yearsmale: 65.89 yearsfemale: 67.57 years (2010 est.)
Boliviatotal population: 67.23 yearsmale: 64.52 yearsfemale: 70.07 years (2010 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovinatotal population: 78.66 yearsmale: 75.09 yearsfemale: 82.49 years (2010 est.)
Botswanatotal population: 60.93 yearsmale: 61.11 yearsfemale: 60.75 years (2010 est.)
Braziltotal population: 72.26 yearsmale: 68.7 yearsfemale: 76 years (2010 est.)
British Virgin Islandstotal population: 77.45 yearsmale: 76.18 yearsfemale: 78.78 years (2010 est.)
Bruneitotal population: 75.96 yearsmale: 73.72 yearsfemale: 78.31 years (2010 est.)
Bulgariatotal population: 73.35 yearsmale: 69.74 yearsfemale: 77.17 years (2010 est.)
Burkina Fasototal population: 53.32 yearsmale: 51.39 yearsfemale: 55.31 years (2010 est.)
Burmatotal population: 64.52 yearsmale: 62.23 yearsfemale: 66.94 years (2010 est.)
Burunditotal population: 58.29 yearsmale: 56.65 yearsfemale: 59.98 years (2010 est.)
Cambodiatotal population: 62.28 yearsmale: 59.95 yearsfemale: 64.72 years (2010 est.)
Cameroontotal population: 54.04 yearsmale: 53.21 yearsfemale: 54.9 years (2010 est.)
Canadatotal population: 81.29 yearsmale: 78.72 yearsfemale: 84 years (2010 est.)
Cape Verdetotal population: 70.41 yearsmale: 68.24 yearsfemale: 72.64 years (2010 est.)
Cayman Islandstotal population: 80.57 yearsmale: 77.91 yearsfemale: 83.27 years (2010 est.)
Central African Republictotal population: 49.68 yearsmale: 48.45 yearsfemale: 50.95 years (2010 est.)
Chadtotal population: 47.99 yearsmale: 46.95 yearsfemale: 49.07 years (2010 est.)
Chiletotal population: 77.53 yearsmale: 74.26 yearsfemale: 80.96 years (2010 est.)
Chinatotal population: 74.51 yearsmale: 72.54 yearsfemale: 76.77 years (2010 est.)
Christmas Islandtotal population: NAmale: NAfemale: NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islandstotal population: NAmale: NAfemale: NA
Colombiatotal population: 74.31 yearsmale: 70.98 yearsfemale: 77.84 years (2010 est.)
Comorostotal population: 63.83 yearsmale: 61.41 yearsfemale: 66.32 years (2010 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of thetotal population: 54.73 yearsmale: 52.93 yearsfemale: 56.59 years (2010 est.)
Congo, Republic of thetotal population: 54.54 yearsmale: 53.27 yearsfemale: 55.84 years (2010 est.)
Cook Islandstotal population: 74.47 yearsmale: 71.69 yearsfemale: 77.38 years (2010 est.)
Costa Ricatotal population: 77.54 yearsmale: 74.93 yearsfemale: 80.28 years (2010 est.)
Cote d'Ivoiretotal population: 56.19 yearsmale: 55.27 yearsfemale: 57.13 years (2010 est.)
Croatiatotal population: 75.58 yearsmale: 71.95 yearsfemale: 79.4 years (2010 est.)
Cubatotal population: 77.64 yearsmale: 75.36 yearsfemale: 80.05 years (2010 est.)
Curacaototal: NAmales: 72.4 yearsfemales: 80.1 years (2009)
Cyprustotal population: 77.66 yearsmale: 74.88 yearsfemale: 80.57 years (2010 est.)
Czech Republictotal population: 77.01 yearsmale: 73.74 yearsfemale: 80.48 years (2010 est.)
Denmarktotal population: 78.47 yearsmale: 76.11 yearsfemale: 80.97 years (2010 est.)
Djiboutitotal population: 60.73 yearsmale: 58.31 yearsfemale: 63.22 years (2010 est.)
Dominicatotal population: 75.77 yearsmale: 72.82 yearsfemale: 78.87 years (2010 est.)
Dominican Republictotal population: 77.15 yearsmale: 75.01 yearsfemale: 79.38 years (2010 est.)
Ecuadortotal population: 75.52 yearsmale: 72.58 yearsfemale: 78.6 years (2010 est.)
Egypttotal population: 72.4 yearsmale: 69.82 yearsfemale: 75.1 years (2010 est.)
El Salvadortotal population: 73.18 yearsmale: 69.91 yearsfemale: 76.62 years (2010 est.)
Equatorial Guineatotal population: 61.98 yearsmale: 61.05 yearsfemale: 62.94 years (2010 est.)
Eritreatotal population: 62.15 yearsmale: 60.06 yearsfemale: 64.3 years (2010 est.)
Estoniatotal population: 73.08 yearsmale: 67.74 yearsfemale: 78.76 years (2010 est.)
Ethiopiatotal population: 55.8 yearsmale: 53.28 yearsfemale: 58.39 years (2010 est.)
European Uniontotal population: 78.82 yearsmale: 75.7 yearsfemale: 82.13 years (2010 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)total population: NAmale: NAfemale: NA
Faroe Islandstotal population: 79.58 yearsmale: 77.13 yearsfemale: 82.21 years (2010 est.)
Fijitotal population: 71.03 yearsmale: 68.46 yearsfemale: 73.73 years (2010 est.)
Finlandtotal population: 79.13 yearsmale: 75.64 yearsfemale: 82.76 years (2010 est.)
Francetotal population: 81.09 yearsmale: 77.91 yearsfemale: 84.44 years (2010 est.)
French Polynesiatotal population: 76.91 yearsmale: 74.44 yearsfemale: 79.5 years (2010 est.)
Gabontotal population: 52.75 yearsmale: 51.96 yearsfemale: 53.58 years (2010 est.)
Gambia, Thetotal population: 54.07 yearsmale: 52.32 yearsfemale: 55.86 years (2010 est.)
Gaza Striptotal population: 73.68 yearsmale: 72.05 yearsfemale: 75.4 years (2010 est.)
Georgiatotal population: 76.93 yearsmale: 73.61 yearsfemale: 80.64 years (2010 est.)
Germanytotal population: 79.41 yearsmale: 76.41 yearsfemale: 82.57 years (2010 est.)
Ghanatotal population: 60.55 yearsmale: 59.36 yearsfemale: 61.78 years (2010 est.)
Gibraltartotal population: 78.53 yearsmale: 75.69 yearsfemale: 81.56 years (2010 est.)
Greecetotal population: 79.8 yearsmale: 77.24 yearsfemale: 82.52 years (2010 est.)
Greenlandtotal population: 70.67 yearsmale: 68.05 yearsfemale: 73.43 years (2010 est.)
Grenadatotal population: 72.79 yearsmale: 70.27 yearsfemale: 75.55 years (2010 est.)
Guamtotal population: 78.18 yearsmale: 75.14 yearsfemale: 81.41 years (2010 est.)
Guatemalatotal population: 70.59 yearsmale: 68.76 yearsfemale: 72.51 years (2010 est.)
Guernseytotal population: 82.08 yearsmale: 79.43 yearsfemale: 84.87 years (2010 est.)
Guineatotal population: 57.6 yearsmale: 56.13 yearsfemale: 59.12 years (2010 est.)
Guinea-Bissautotal population: 48.3 yearsmale: 46.44 yearsfemale: 50.22 years (2010 est.)
Guyanatotal population: 66.74 yearsmale: 62.93 yearsfemale: 70.74 years (2010 est.)
Haititotal population: 62.17 yearsmale: 60.84 yearsfemale: 63.53 yearsnote: the preliminary 2011 numbers differ significantly from thoseof 2010, which were strongly influenced by the demographic effect ofthe January 2010 earthquake; the latest figures more closelycorrespond to those of 2009 (2011 est.)
Hondurastotal population: 70.51 yearsmale: 68.82 yearsfemale: 72.28 years (2010 est.)
Hong Kongtotal population: 81.96 yearsmale: 79.24 yearsfemale: 84.88 years (2010 est.)
Hungarytotal population: 74.57 yearsmale: 70.8 yearsfemale: 78.55 years (2010 est.)
Icelandtotal population: 80.79 yearsmale: 78.63 yearsfemale: 83.04 years (2010 est.)
Indiatotal population: 66.46 yearsmale: 65.46 yearsfemale: 67.57 years (2010 est.)
Indonesiatotal population: 71.05 yearsmale: 68.53 yearsfemale: 73.69 years (2010 est.)
Irantotal population: 69.77 yearsmale: 68.32 yearsfemale: 71.29 years (2010 est.)
Iraqtotal population: 70.25 yearsmale: 68.88 yearsfemale: 71.69 years (2010 est.)
Irelandtotal population: 80.07 yearsmale: 77.86 yearsfemale: 82.41 years (2010 est.)
Isle of Mantotal population: 80.53 yearsmale: 79.01 yearsfemale: 82.18 years (2010 est.)
Israeltotal population: 80.86 yearsmale: 78.7 yearsfemale: 83.12 years (2010 est.)
Italytotal population: 80.33 yearsmale: 77.39 yearsfemale: 83.46 years (2010 est.)
Jamaicatotal population: 73.48 yearsmale: 71.8 yearsfemale: 75.25 years (2010 est.)
Japantotal population: 82.17 yearsmale: 78.87 yearsfemale: 85.66 years (2010 est.)
Jerseytotal population: 81.28 yearsmale: 78.88 yearsfemale: 83.83 years (2010 est.)
Jordantotal population: 79.92 yearsmale: 78.64 yearsfemale: 81.28 years (2010 est.)
Kazakhstantotal population: 68.19 yearsmale: 62.91 yearsfemale: 73.78 years (2010 est.)
Kenyatotal population: 58.82 yearsmale: 58.33 yearsfemale: 59.32 years (2010 est.)
Kiribatitotal population: 64.03 yearsmale: 61.68 yearsfemale: 66.49 years (2010 est.)
Korea, Northtotal population: 64.13 yearsmale: 61.53 yearsfemale: 66.89 years (2010 est.)
Korea, Southtotal population: 78.81 yearsmale: 75.56 yearsfemale: 82.28 years (2010 est.)
Kuwaittotal population: 77.89 yearsmale: 76.64 yearsfemale: 79.18 years (2010 est.)
Kyrgyzstantotal population: 69.74 yearsmale: 65.74 yearsfemale: 73.94 years (2010 est.)
Laostotal population: 62 yearsmale: 60.14 yearsfemale: 63.94 years (2010 est.)
Latviatotal population: 72.42 yearsmale: 67.27 yearsfemale: 77.84 years (2010 est.)
Lebanontotal population: 74.79 yearsmale: 73.28 yearsfemale: 76.36 years (2010 est.)
Lesothototal population: 50.67 yearsmale: 50.58 yearsfemale: 50.76 years (2010 est.)
Liberiatotal population: 56.58 yearsmale: 55.05 yearsfemale: 58.14 years (2010 est.)
Libyatotal population: 77.47 yearsmale: 75.18 yearsfemale: 79.88 years (2010 est.)
Liechtensteintotal population: 80.19 yearsmale: 76.73 yearsfemale: 83.66 years (2010 est.)
Lithuaniatotal population: 75.12 yearsmale: 70.23 yearsfemale: 80.29 years (2010 est.)
Luxembourgtotal population: 79.48 yearsmale: 76.22 yearsfemale: 82.95 years (2010 est.)
Macautotal population: 84.38 yearsmale: 81.42 yearsfemale: 87.49 years (2010 est.)
Macedoniatotal population: 74.92 yearsmale: 72.4 yearsfemale: 77.64 years (2010 est.)
Madagascartotal population: 63.26 yearsmale: 61.27 yearsfemale: 65.3 years (2010 est.)
Malawitotal population: 50.92 yearsmale: 50.22 yearsfemale: 51.64 years (2010 est.)
Malaysiatotal population: 73.55 yearsmale: 70.81 yearsfemale: 76.48 years (2010 est.)
Maldivestotal population: 74.21 yearsmale: 72 yearsfemale: 76.54 years (2010 est.)
Malitotal population: 52.17 yearsmale: 50.59 yearsfemale: 53.8 years (2010 est.)
Maltatotal population: 79.59 yearsmale: 77.34 yearsfemale: 81.97 years (2010 est.)
Marshall Islandstotal population: 71.48 yearsmale: 69.41 yearsfemale: 73.65 years (2010 est.)
Mauritaniatotal population: 60.75 yearsmale: 58.57 yearsfemale: 62.99 years (2010 est.)
Mauritiustotal population: 74.25 yearsmale: 70.77 yearsfemale: 77.89 years (2010 est.)
Mayottetotal population: 63.28 yearsmale: 60.99 yearsfemale: 65.63 years (2010 est.)
Mexicototal population: 76.26 yearsmale: 73.45 yearsfemale: 79.22 years (2010 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States oftotal population: 71.23 yearsmale: 69.32 yearsfemale: 73.24 years (2010 est.)
Moldovatotal population: 71.09 yearsmale: 67.39 yearsfemale: 75 years (2010 est.)
Monacototal population: 89.78 yearsmale: 85.81 yearsfemale: 93.9 years (2010 est.)
Mongoliatotal population: 67.98 yearsmale: 65.54 yearsfemale: 70.54 years (2010 est.)
Montserrattotal population: 72.91 yearsmale: 74.82 yearsfemale: 70.91 years (2010 est.)
Moroccototal population: 75.69 yearsmale: 72.63 yearsfemale: 78.9 years (2010 est.)
Mozambiquetotal population: 41.37 yearsmale: 42.05 yearsfemale: 40.68 years (2010 est.)
Namibiatotal population: 51.95 yearsmale: 52.25 yearsfemale: 51.64 years (2010 est.)
Naurutotal population: 64.99 yearsmale: 60.93 yearsfemale: 68.39 years (2010 est.)
Nepaltotal population: 65.81 yearsmale: 64.62 yearsfemale: 67.05 years (2010 est.)
Netherlandstotal population: 79.55 yearsmale: 76.94 yearsfemale: 82.3 years (2010 est.)
New Caledoniatotal population: 76.56 yearsmale: 72.46 yearsfemale: 80.86 years (2010 est.)
New Zealandtotal population: 80.48 yearsmale: 78.52 yearsfemale: 82.53 years (2010 est.)
Nicaraguatotal population: 71.78 yearsmale: 69.61 yearsfemale: 74.05 years (2010 est.)
Nigertotal population: 52.99 yearsmale: 51.75 yearsfemale: 54.26 years (2010 est.)
Nigeriatotal population: 47.24 yearsmale: 46.46 yearsfemale: 48.08 years (2010 est.)
Niuetotal population: NAmale: NAfemale: NA
Norfolk Islandtotal population: NAmale: NAfemale: NA
Northern Mariana Islandstotal population: 76.9 yearsmale: 74.27 yearsfemale: 79.68 years (2010 est.)
Norwaytotal population: 80.08 yearsmale: 77.42 yearsfemale: 82.89 years (2010 est.)
Omantotal population: 73.97 yearsmale: 72.15 yearsfemale: 75.88 years (2010 est.)
Pakistantotal population: 65.63 yearsmale: 63.84 yearsfemale: 67.5 years (2010 est.)
Palautotal population: 71.51 yearsmale: 68.36 yearsfemale: 74.84 years (2010 est.)
Panamatotal population: 77.61 yearsmale: 74.85 yearsfemale: 80.5 years (2010 est.)
Papua New Guineatotal population: 65.99 yearsmale: 63.78 yearsfemale: 68.31 years (2010 est.)
Paraguaytotal population: 75.99 yearsmale: 73.39 yearsfemale: 78.71 years (2010 est.)
Perutotal population: 71.03 yearsmale: 69.14 yearsfemale: 73 years (2010 est.)
Philippinestotal population: 71.38 yearsmale: 68.45 yearsfemale: 74.45 years (2010 est.)
Pitcairn Islandstotal population: NAmale: NAfemale: NA
Polandtotal population: 75.85 yearsmale: 71.88 yearsfemale: 80.06 years (2010 est.)
Portugaltotal population: 78.38 yearsmale: 75.12 yearsfemale: 81.86 years (2010 est.)
Puerto Ricototal population: 78.77 yearsmale: 75.15 yearsfemale: 82.57 years (2010 est.)
Qatartotal population: 75.51 yearsmale: 73.78 yearsfemale: 77.33 years (2010 est.)
Romaniatotal population: 73.74 yearsmale: 70.26 yearsfemale: 77.42 years (2010 est.)
Russiatotal population: 66.16 yearsmale: 59.54 yearsfemale: 73.17 years (2010 est.)
Rwandatotal population: 57.46 yearsmale: 56.06 yearsfemale: 58.91 years (2010 est.)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunhatotal population: 78.6yearsmale: 75.68 yearsfemale: 81.67 years (2010 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevistotal population: 74.37 yearsmale: 72.03 yearsfemale: 76.75 years (2010 est.)
Saint Luciatotal population: 76.65 yearsmale: 73.97 yearsfemale: 79.48 years (2010 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelontotal population: 79.74 yearsmale: 77.49 yearsfemale: 82.12 years (2010 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadinestotal population: 73.9 yearsmale: 72.04 yearsfemale: 75.82 years (2010 est.)
Samoatotal population: 72.13 yearsmale: 69.28 yearsfemale: 75.13 years (2010 est.)
San Marinototal population: 82.95 yearsmale: 80.45 yearsfemale: 85.68 years (2010 est.)
Sao Tome and Principetotal population: 62.73 yearsmale: 61.58 yearsfemale: 63.91 years (2010 est.)
Saudi Arabiatotal population: 73.87 yearsmale: 71.93 yearsfemale: 75.9 years (2010 est.)
Senegaltotal population: 59.38 yearsmale: 57.48 yearsfemale: 61.34 years (2010 est.)
Serbiatotal population: 74.09 yearsmale: 71.26 yearsfemale: 77.1 years (2010 est.)
Seychellestotal population: 73.28 yearsmale: 68.6 yearsfemale: 78.09 years (2010 est.)
Sierra Leonetotal population: 55.69 yearsmale: 53.27 yearsfemale: 58.18 years (2010 est.)
Singaporetotal population: 82.06 yearsmale: 79.45 yearsfemale: 84.87 years (2010 est.)
Sint Maartentotal population: NAmale: 73.1 yearsfemale: 78.2 years (2009)
Slovakiatotal population: 75.62 yearsmale: 71.7 yearsfemale: 79.74 years (2010 est.)
Sloveniatotal population: 77.12 yearsmale: 73.45 yearsfemale: 81.03 years (2010 est.)
Solomon Islandstotal population: 73.94 yearsmale: 71.37 yearsfemale: 76.63 years (2010 est.)
Somaliatotal population: 50 yearsmale: 48.12 yearsfemale: 51.94 years (2010 est.)
South Africatotal population: 49.2 yearsmale: 50.08 yearsfemale: 48.29 years (2010 est.)
Spaintotal population: 81.07 yearsmale: 78.06 yearsfemale: 84.27 years (2010 est.)
Sri Lankatotal population: 75.3 yearsmale: 73.22 yearsfemale: 77.47 years (2010 est.)
Sudantotal population: 54.21 yearsmale: 53.04 yearsfemale: 55.44 years (2010 est.)
Surinametotal population: 73.98 yearsmale: 71.24 yearsfemale: 76.91 years (2010 est.)
Svalbardtotal population: NAmale: NAfemale: NA
Swazilandtotal population: 47.97 yearsmale: 48.14 yearsfemale: 47.8 years (2010 est.)
Swedentotal population: 80.97 yearsmale: 78.69 yearsfemale: 83.4 years (2010 est.)
Switzerlandtotal population: 80.97 yearsmale: 78.14 yearsfemale: 83.95 years (2010 est.)
Syriatotal population: 74.46 yearsmale: 72.1 yearsfemale: 76.96 years (2010 est.)
Taiwantotal population: 78.15 yearsmale: 75.34 yearsfemale: 81.2 years (2010 est.)
Tajikistantotal population: 65.68 yearsmale: 62.63 yearsfemale: 68.88 years (2010 est.)
Tanzaniatotal population: 52.49 yearsmale: 50.99 yearsfemale: 54.03 years (2010 est.)
Thailandtotal population: 75.02 yearsmale: 72.94 yearsfemale: 77.21 years (2010 est.)
Timor-Lestetotal population: 67.61 yearsmale: 65.23 yearsfemale: 70.11 years (2010 est.)
Togototal population: 62.25 yearsmale: 59.74 yearsfemale: 64.83 years (2010 est.)
Tokelautotal population: NAmale: NAfemale: NA
Tongatotal population: 71.03 yearsmale: 68.46 yearsfemale: 73.73 years (2010 est.)
Trinidad and Tobagototal population: 71.09 yearsmale: 68.23 yearsfemale: 74.02 years (2010 est.)
Tunisiatotal population: 75.99 yearsmale: 74.17 yearsfemale: 77.94 years (2010 est.)
Turkeytotal population: 72.23 yearsmale: 70.37 yearsfemale: 74.19 years (2010 est.)
Turkmenistantotal population: 68.2 yearsmale: 65.25 yearsfemale: 71.29 years (2010 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islandstotal population: 75.64 yearsmale: 73.32 yearsfemale: 78.07 years (2010 est.)
Tuvalutotal population: 64.39 yearsmale: 62.36 yearsfemale: 66.51 years (2010 est.)
Ugandatotal population: 52.98 yearsmale: 51.92 yearsfemale: 54.07 years (2010 est.)
Ukrainetotal population: 68.46 yearsmale: 62.56 yearsfemale: 74.74 years (2010 est.)
United Arab Emiratestotal population: 76.32 yearsmale: 73.75 yearsfemale: 79.01 years (2010 est.)
United Kingdomtotal population: 79.92 yearsmale: 77.84 yearsfemale: 82.11 years (2010 est.)
United Statestotal population: 78.24 yearsmale: 75.78 yearsfemale: 80.81 years (2010 est.)
Uruguaytotal population: 76.55 yearsmale: 73.3 yearsfemale: 79.92 years (2010 est.)
Uzbekistantotal population: 72.24 yearsmale: 69.22 yearsfemale: 75.44 years (2010 est.)
Vanuatutotal population: 64.33 yearsmale: 62.7 yearsfemale: 66.04 years (2010 est.)
Venezuelatotal population: 73.77 yearsmale: 70.69 yearsfemale: 77 years (2010 est.)
Vietnamtotal population: 71.94 yearsmale: 69.48 yearsfemale: 74.69 years (2010 est.)
Virgin Islandstotal population: 79.19 yearsmale: 76.14 yearsfemale: 82.41 years (2010 est.)
Wallis and Futunatotal population: 78.83 yearsmale: 75.85 yearsfemale: 81.96 years (2010 est.)
West Banktotal population: 74.78 yearsmale: 72.76 yearsfemale: 76.92 years (2010 est.)
Western Saharatotal population: 60.74 yearsmale: 58.57 yearsfemale: 62.99 years (2010 est.)
Worldtotal population: 66.12 yearsmale: 64.29 yearsfemale: 68.07 years (2009 est.)
Yementotal population: 63.36 yearsmale: 61.35 yearsfemale: 65.47 years (2010 est.)
Zambiatotal population: 52.03 yearsmale: 50.81 yearsfemale: 53.28 years (2010 est.)
Zimbabwetotal population: 47.55 yearsmale: 47.98 yearsfemale: 47.11 years (2010 est.)
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Field Listing :: Literacy
This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world. Country
Literacy(%)
Afghanistandefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 28.1%male: 43.1%female: 12.6% (2000 est.)
Albaniadefinition: age 9 and over can read and writetotal population: 98.7%male: 99.2%female: 98.3% (2001 census)
Algeriadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 69.9%male: 79.6%female: 60.1% (2002 est.)
American Samoadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 97%male: 98%female: 97% (1980 est.)
Andorradefinition: NAtotal population: 100%male: 100%female: 100%
Angoladefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 67.4%male: 82.9%female: 54.2% (2001 est.)
Anguilladefinition: age 12 and over can read and writetotal population: 95%male: 95%female: 95% (1984 est.)
Antigua and Barbudadefinition: age 15 and over has completed fiveor more years of schoolingtotal population: 85.8%male: NAfemale: NA (2003 est.)
Argentinadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 97.2%male: 97.2%female: 97.2% (2001 census)
Armeniadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99.4%male: 99.7%female: 99.2% (2001 census)
Arubadefinition: NAtotal population: 97.3%male: 97.5%female: 97.1% (2000 census)
Australiadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99%male: 99%female: 99% (2003 est.)
Austriadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 98%male: NAfemale: NA
Azerbaijandefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 98.8%male: 99.5%female: 98.2% (1999 census)
Bahamas, Thedefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 95.6%male: 94.7%female: 96.5% (2003 est.)
Bahraindefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 86.5%male: 88.6%female: 83.6% (2001 census)
Bangladeshdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 47.9%male: 54%female: 41.4% (2001 Census)
Barbadosdefinition: age 15 and over has ever attended schooltotal population: 99.7%male: 99.7%female: 99.7% (2002 est.)
Belarusdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99.6%male: 99.8%female: 99.4% (1999 census)
Belgiumdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99%male: 99%female: 99% (2003 est.)
Belizedefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 76.9%male: 76.7%female: 77.1% (2000 census)
Benindefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 34.7%male: 47.9%female: 23.3% (2002 census)
Bermudadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 98%male: 98%female: 99% (2005 est.)
Bhutandefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 47%male: 60%female: 34% (2003 est.)
Boliviadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 86.7%male: 93.1%female: 80.7% (2001 census)
Bosnia and Herzegovinadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 96.7%male: 99%female: 94.4% (2000 est.)
Botswanadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 81.2%male: 80.4%female: 81.8% (2003 est.)
Brazildefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 88.6%male: 88.4%female: 88.8% (2004 est.)
British Virgin Islandsdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 97.8% (1991 est.)male: NAfemale: NA
Bruneidefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 92.7%male: 95.2%female: 90.2% (2001 census)
Bulgariadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 98.2%male: 98.7%female: 97.7% (2001 census)
Burkina Fasodefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 21.8%male: 29.4%female: 15.2% (2003 est.)
Burmadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 89.9%male: 93.9%female: 86.4% (2006 est.)
Burundidefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 59.3%male: 67.3%female: 52.2% (2000 est.)
Cambodiadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 73.6%male: 84.7%female: 64.1% (2004 est.)
Cameroondefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 67.9%male: 77%female: 59.8% (2001 est.)
Canadadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99%male: 99%female: 99% (2003 est.)
Cape Verdedefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 76.6%male: 85.8%female: 69.2% (2003 est.)
Cayman Islandsdefinition: age 15 and over has ever attended schooltotal population: 98%male: 98%female: 98% (1970 est.)
Central African Republicdefinition: age 15 and over can read andwritetotal population: 48.6%male: 64.8%female: 33.5% (2000 est.)
Chaddefinition: age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabictotal population: 25.7%male: 40.8%female: 12.8% (2000 est.)
Chiledefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 95.7%male: 95.8%female: 95.6% (2002 census)
Chinadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 91.6%male: 95.7%female: 87.6% (2007)
Christmas IslandNA
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsNA
Colombiadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 90.4%male: 90.1%female: 90.7% (2005 census)
Comorosdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 56.5%male: 63.6%female: 49.3% (2003 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of thedefinition: age 15 and over canread and write French, Lingala, Kingwana, or Tshilubatotal population: 67.2%male: 80.9%female: 54.1% (2001 est.)
Congo, Republic of thedefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 83.8%male: 89.6%female: 78.4% (2003 est.)
Cook Islandsdefinition: NAtotal population: 95%male: NAfemale: NA
Costa Ricadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 94.9%male: 94.7%female: 95.1% (2000 census)
Cote d'Ivoiredefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 48.7%male: 60.8%female: 38.6% (2000 est.)
Croatiadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 98.1%male: 99.3%female: 97.1% (2001 census)
Cubadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99.8%male: 99.8%female: 99.8% (2002 census)
Cyprusdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 97.6%male: 98.9%female: 96.3% (2001 census)
Czech Republicdefinition: NAtotal population: 99%male: 99%female: 99% (2003 est.)
Denmarkdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99%male: 99%female: 99% (2003 est.)
Djiboutidefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 67.9%male: 78%female: 58.4% (2003 est.)
Dominicadefinition: age 15 and over has ever attended schooltotal population: 94%male: 94%female: 94% (2003 est.)
Dominican Republicdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 87%male: 86.8%female: 87.2% (2002 census)
Ecuadordefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 91%male: 92.3%female: 89.7% (2001 census)
Egyptdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 71.4%male: 83%female: 59.4% (2005 est.)
El Salvadordefinition: age 5 and over can read and writetotal population: 81.1%male: 82.8%female: 79.6% (2007 census)
Equatorial Guineadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 87%male: 93.4%female: 80.5% (2000 est.)
Eritreadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 58.6%male: 69.9%female: 47.6% (2003 est.)
Estoniadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99.8%male: 99.8%female: 99.8% (2000 census)
Ethiopiadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 42.7%male: 50.3%female: 35.1% (2003 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)NA
Faroe IslandsNA; note - probably 99%, the same as Denmark proper
Fijidefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 93.7%male: 95.5%female: 91.9% (2003 est.)
Finlanddefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 100%male: 100%female: 100% (2000 est.)
Francedefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99%male: 99%female: 99% (2003 est.)
French Polynesiadefinition: age 14 and over can read and writetotal population: 98%male: 98%female: 98% (1977 est.)
Gabondefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 63.2%male: 73.7%female: 53.3% (1995 est.)
Gambia, Thedefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 40.1%male: 47.8%female: 32.8% (2003 est.)
Gaza Stripdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 92.4%male: 96.7%female: 88% (2004 est.)
Georgiadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 100%male: 100%female: 100% (2004 est.)
Germanydefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99%male: 99%female: 99% (2003 est.)
Ghanadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 57.9%male: 66.4%female: 49.8% (2000 census)
Gibraltardefinition: NAtotal population: above 80%male: NAfemale: NA
Greecedefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 96%male: 97.8%female: 94.2% (2001 census)
Greenlanddefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 100%male: 100%female: 100% (2001 est.)
Grenadadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 96%male: NAfemale: NA (2003 est.)
Guamdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99%male: 99%female: 99% (1990 est.)
Guatemaladefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 69.1%male: 75.4%female: 63.3% (2002 census)
GuernseyNA
Guineadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 29.5%male: 42.6%female: 18.1% (2003 est.)
Guinea-Bissaudefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 42.4%male: 58.1%female: 27.4% (2003 est.)
Guyanadefinition: age 15 and over has ever attended schooltotal population: 91.8%male: 92%female: 91.6% (2002 Census)
Haitidefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 52.9%male: 54.8%female: 51.2% (2003 est.)
Holy See (Vatican City)definition: NAtotal population: 100%male: 100%female: 100%
Hondurasdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 80%male: 79.8%female: 80.2% (2001 census)
Hong Kongdefinition: age 15 and over has ever attended schooltotal population: 93.5%male: 96.9%female: 89.6% (2002)
Hungarydefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99.4%male: 99.5%female: 99.3% (2003 est.)
Icelanddefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99%male: 99%female: 99% (2003 est.)
Indiadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 61%male: 73.4%female: 47.8% (2001 census)
Indonesiadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 90.4%male: 94%female: 86.8% (2004 est.)
Irandefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 77%male: 83.5%female: 70.4% (2002 est.)
Iraqdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 74.1%male: 84.1%female: 64.2% (2000 est.)
Irelanddefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99%male: 99%female: 99% (2003 est.)
Isle of ManNA
Israeldefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 97.1%male: 98.5%female: 95.9% (2004 est.)
Italydefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 98.4%male: 98.8%female: 98% (2001 census)
Jamaicadefinition: age 15 and over has ever attended schooltotal population: 87.9%male: 84.1%female: 91.6% (2003 est.)
Japandefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99%male: 99%female: 99% (2002)
JerseyNA
Jordandefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 89.9%male: 95.1%female: 84.7% (2003 est.)
Kazakhstandefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99.5%male: 99.8%female: 99.3% (1999 est.)
Kenyadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 85.1%male: 90.6%female: 79.7% (2003 est.)
KiribatiNA
Korea, Northdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99%male: 99%female: 99%
Korea, Southdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 97.9%male: 99.2%female: 96.6% (2002)
Kosovodefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 91.9%male: 96.6%female: 87.5% (2007 Census)
Kuwaitdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 93.3%male: 94.4%female: 91% (2005 census)
Kyrgyzstandefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 98.7%male: 99.3%female: 98.1% (1999 census)
Laosdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 73%male: 83%female: 63% (2005 Census)
Latviadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99.7%male: 99.8%female: 99.7% (2000 census)
Lebanondefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 87.4%male: 93.1%female: 82.2% (2003 est.)
Lesothodefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 84.8%male: 74.5%female: 94.5% (2003 est.)
Liberiadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 57.5%male: 73.3%female: 41.6% (2003 est.)
Libyadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 82.6%male: 92.4%female: 72% (2003 est.)
Liechtensteindefinition: age 10 and over can read and writetotal population: 100%male: 100%female: 100%
Lithuaniadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99.6%male: 99.6%female: 99.6% (2001 census)
Luxembourgdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 100%male: 100%female: 100% (2000 est.)
Macaudefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 91.3%male: 95.3%female: 87.8% (2001 census)
Macedoniadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 96.1%male: 98.2%female: 94.1% (2002 census)
Madagascardefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 68.9%male: 75.5%female: 62.5% (2003 est.)
Malawidefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 62.7%male: 76.1%female: 49.8% (2003 est.)
Malaysiadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 88.7%male: 92%female: 85.4% (2000 census)
Maldivesdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 93.8%male: 93%female: 94.7% (2006 Census)
Malidefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 46.4%male: 53.5%female: 39.6% (2003 est.)
Maltadefinition: age 10 and over can read and writetotal population: 92.8%male: 91.7%female: 93.9% (2005 Census)
Marshall Islandsdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 93.7%male: 93.6%female: 93.7% (1999)
Mauritaniadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 51.2%male: 59.5%female: 43.4% (2000 census)
Mauritiusdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 84.4%male: 88.4%female: 80.5% (2000 census)
Mayotte86%
Mexicodefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 86.1%male: 86.9%female: 85.3% (2005 Census)
Micronesia, Federated States ofdefinition: age 15 and over can readand writetotal population: 89%male: 91%female: 88% (1980 est.)
Moldovadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99.1%male: 99.7%female: 98.6% (2005 est.)
Monacodefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99%male: 99%female: 99% (2003 est.)
Mongoliadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 97.8%male: 98%female: 97.5% (2000 census)
Montserratdefinition: age 15 and over has ever attended schooltotal population: 97%male: 97%female: 97% (1970 est.)
Moroccodefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 52.3%male: 65.7%female: 39.6% (2004 census)
Mozambiquedefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 47.8%male: 63.5%female: 32.7% (2003 est.)
Namibiadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 85%male: 86.8%female: 83.5% (2001 census)
NauruNA
Nepaldefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 48.6%male: 62.7%female: 34.9% (2001 census)
Netherlandsdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99%male: 99%female: 99% (2003 est.)
New Caledoniadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 96.2%male: 96.8%female: 95.5% (1996 census)
New Zealanddefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99%male: 99%female: 99% (2003 est.)