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Life expectancy at birth, top 10 OECD countries

This is a vertical bar graph that illustrates the life expectancy at birth of 10 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries by sex.

The Y axis is measured by age by increments of two from 72 up to 88.

The X axis ranks the top ten OECD countries in terms of life expectancy. On the X axis from left to right the countries are listed as follows: Japan, Switzerland, Italy, Australia, Iceland, Spain, Sweden, France, Canada and Israel.

The life expectancy for Japan for males is 79.2 years, for females is 86 years and for both sexes combines is 82.6 years.

The life expectancy for Switzerland for males is 79.5 years, for females is 84.4 years and for both sexes combines is 81.9 years.

The life expectancy for Italy for males is 78.7 years, for females is 84.2 years and for both sexes combines is 81.5 years.

The life expectancy for Australia for males is 79 years, for females is 83.7 years and for both sexes combines is 81.4 years.

The life expectancy for Iceland for males is 79.4 years, for females is 82.9 years and for both sexes combines is 81.2 years.

The life expectancy for Spain for males is 77.8 years, for females is 84.3 years and for both sexes combines is 81.1 years.

The life expectancy for Sweden for males is 78.9 years, for females is 83 years and for both sexes combines is 81 years.

The life expectancy for France for males is 77.4 years, for females is 84.4 years and for both sexes combines is 80.9 years.

The life expectancy for Canada for males is 78.3 years, for females is 83 years and for both sexes combines is 80.7 years.

The life expectancy for Israel for males is 78.7 years, for females is 82.4 years and for both sexes combines is 80.6 years.

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD Health Data 2010.

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