Life Expectancy and Causes of Death

Life expectancy is one of the simplest ways to sum up a population's health: how many years a newborn can expect to live if today's conditions stay the same. This section follows how it changes over time and how it differs between women and men.

It also looks at the other side of the same question: how many babies die in their first year and what the main causes of death are, which together show where health risks are greatest.