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What is life expectancy of birth |
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Answer» The term Life Expectancy simply refers to the numbers of years an individual is expected to live based on the statistical average. The life expectancy is one of the three major components of Human Development Index-the index which measures the human development of countries. The life expectancy varies from place to place and era to era. Life expectancy\xa0at\xa0birth\xa0reflects the overall mortality level of a population. It summarizes the mortality pattern that prevails across all\xa0age\xa0groups - children and adolescents, adults and the elderly. Average number of years that a newborn is expected to live if current mortality rates continue to apply |
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