unicameral Parliament or Fale I Fono, also called House of
Assembly (15 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve
four-year terms)
elections: last held 3 August 2006 (next to be held in 2010)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 15
Uganda
unicameral National Assembly (332 seats; 215 members elected
by popular vote, 104 nominated by legally established special
interest groups [women 79, army 10, disabled 5, youth 5, labor 5],
13 ex officio members; serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 23 February 2006 (next to be held in February
2011)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -
NRM 191, FDC 37, UPC 9, DP 8, CP 1, JEEMA 1, independents 36, other
49
Ukraine
unicameral Supreme Council or Verkhovna Rada (450 seats;
members allocated on a proportional basis to those parties that gain
3% or more of the national electoral vote; serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 30 September 2007 (next to be held in 2012)
election results: percent of vote by party/bloc - Party of Regions
34.4%, Yuliya Tymoshenko Bloc 30.7%, Our Ukraine-People's Self
Defense 14.2%, CPU 5.4%, Lytvyn bloc 4%, other parties 11.3%; seats
by party/bloc - Party of Regions 175, Yuliya Tymoshenko Bloc 156,
Our Ukraine-People's Self Defense 72, CPU 27, Lytvyn bloc 20
United Arab Emirates
unicameral Federal National Council (FNC) or
Majlis al-Ittihad al-Watani (40 seats; 20 members appointed by the
rulers of the constituent states, 20 members elected to serve
two-year terms)
elections: elections for one half of the FNC (the other half remains
appointed) held in the UAE on 18-20 December 2006; the new electoral
college - a body of 6,689 Emiratis (including 1,189 women) appointed
by the rulers of the seven emirates - were the only eligible voters
and candidates; 456 candidates including 65 women ran for 20
contested FNC seats; one female from the Emirate of Abu Dhabi won a
seat and 8 women were among the 20 appointed members
note: reviews legislation but cannot change or veto
United Kingdom
bicameral Parliament consists of House of Lords (618
seats; consisting of approximately 500 life peers, 92 hereditary
peers, and 26 clergy) and House of Commons (646 seats since 2005
elections; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year
terms unless the House is dissolved earlier)
elections: House of Lords - no elections (note - in 1999, as
provided by the House of Lords Act, elections were held in the House
of Lords to determine the 92 hereditary peers who would remain
there; elections are held only as vacancies in the hereditary
peerage arise); House of Commons - last held 5 May 2005 (next to be
held by June 2010)
election results: House of Commons - percent of vote by party -
Labor 35.2%, Conservative 32.3%, Liberal Democrats 22%, other 10.5%;
seats by party - Labor 355, Conservative 198, Liberal Democrat 62,
other 31; seats by party in the House of Commons as of 21 November
2008 - Labor 350, Conservative 192, Liberal Democrat 63, Scottish
National Party/Plaid Cymru 10, Democratic Unionist 9, Sinn Fein 5,
other 17
note: in 1998 elections were held for a Northern Ireland Assembly
(because of unresolved disputes among existing parties, the transfer
of power from London to Northern Ireland came only at the end of
1999 and has been suspended four times, the latest occurring in
October 2002 and lasting until 8 May 2007); in 1999, the UK held the
first elections for a Scottish Parliament and a Welsh Assembly, the
most recent of which were held in May 2007
United States
bicameral Congress consists of the Senate (100 seats,
2 members are elected from each state by popular vote to serve
six-year terms; one-third are elected every two years) and the House
of Representatives (435 seats; members are directly elected by
popular vote to serve two-year terms)
elections: Senate - last held 4 November 2008 (next to be held
November 2010); House of Representatives - last held 4 November 2008
(next to be held in November 2010)
election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by
party - Democratic Party 57, Republican Party 41, independent 2;
House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by
party - Democratic Party 257, Republican Party 178
Uruguay
bicameral General Assembly or Asamblea General consists of
Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (30 seats; members are
elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms; vice president has
one vote in the Senate) and Chamber of Representatives or Camara de
Representantes (99 seats; members are elected by popular vote to
serve five-year terms)
elections: Chamber of Senators - last held 25 October 2009 (next to
be held in October 2014); Chamber of Representatives - last held 25
October 2009 (next to be held in October 2014)
election results: Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by party -
NA; seats by party - Frente Amplio 16, Blanco 9, Colorado Party 5;
Chamber of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by
party - Frente Amplio 50, Blanco 30, Colorado Party 17, Independent
Party 2
Uzbekistan
bicameral Supreme Assembly or Oliy Majlis consists of an
upper house or Senate (100 seats; 84 members are elected by regional
governing councils and 16 appointed by the president; to serve
five-year terms) and a lower house or Legislative Chamber (120
seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 26 December 2004 and 9 January 2005 (next to be
held in December 2009)
election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by
party - NA; Legislative Chamber - percent of vote by party - NA;
seats by party - LDPU 41, NDP 32, Fidokorlar 17, MTP 11, Adolat 9,
unaffiliated 10
note: all parties in the Supreme Assembly support President KARIMOV
Vanuatu
unicameral Parliament (52 seats; members elected by popular
vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 2 September 2008 (next to be held in 2012)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - VP
11, NUP 8, UMP 7, VRP 7, PPP 4, GC 2, MPP 1, NA 1, NAG 1, PAP 1,
Shepherds Alliance 1, VFFP 1, VLP 1, VNP 1, VPRFP 1, and independent
4; note - political party associations are fluid
note: the National Council of Chiefs advises on matters of culture
and language
Venezuela
unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (167
seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms;
three seats reserved for the indigenous peoples of Venezuela)
elections: last held 4 December 2005 (next to be held in 2010)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -
pro-government 167 (MVR 114, PODEMOS 15, PPT 11, indigenous 2, other
25), opposition 0; total seats by party as of 1 January 2008 -
pro-government 152 (PSUV 114, PPT 11, indigenous 2, other 25),
PODEMOS 15
Vietnam
unicameral National Assembly or Quoc Hoi (500 seats; members
elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 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 - 493
candidates were elected; CPV and non-party CPV-approved delegates
were members of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front
Virgin Islands
unicameral Senate (15 seats; members are elected by
popular vote to serve two-year terms)
elections: last held 4 November 2008 (next to be held in November
2010)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -
Democratic Party 10, ICM 2, independent 3
note: the Virgin Islands elects one non-voting representative to the
US House of Representatives; election last held 4 November 2008
(next to be held in November 2010)
Wallis and Futuna
unicameral Territorial Assembly or Assemblee
Territoriale (20 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve
five-year terms)
elections: last held 1 April 2007 (next to be held April 2012)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -
UMP 13, other 7
note: Wallis and Futuna elects one senator to the French Senate and
one deputy to the French National Assembly; French Senate -
elections last held 21 September 2008 (next to be held by September
2014); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats - UMP 1;
French National Assembly - elections last held 17 June 2007 (next to
be held by 2012); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats -
PS 1
Yemen
a bicameral legislature consisting of a Shura Council (111
seats; members appointed by the president) and a House of
Representatives (301 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve
six-year terms)
elections: last held on 27 April 2003 (scheduled April 2009 election
postponed for two years)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -
GPC 228, Islah 47, YSP 7, Nasserite Unionist Party 3, National Arab
Socialist Ba'th Party 2, independents 14
Zambia
unicameral National Assembly (158 seats; 150 members are
elected by popular vote, 8 members are appointed by the president,
to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 28 September 2006 (next to be held in October
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 not
determined 2
Zimbabwe
bicameral Parliament consists of a Senate (93 seats - 60
elected by popular vote for a five-year term, 10 provincial
governors nominated by the president, 16 traditional chiefs elected
by the Council of Chiefs, 2 held by the president and deputy
president of the Council of Chiefs, and 5 appointed by the
president) and a House of Assembly (210 seats - all elected by
popular vote for five-year terms)
elections: last held 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-PF
45.8%, 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)
Afghanistan
total population: 44.64 years
male: 44.47 years
female: 44.81 years (2009 est.)
Albania
total population: 77.96 years
male: 75.28 years
female: 80.89 years (2009 est.)
Algeria
total population: 74.02 years
male: 72.35 years
female: 75.77 years (2009 est.)
American Samoa
total population: 73.72 years
male: 70.8 years
female: 76.82 years (2009 est.)
Andorra
total population: 82.51 years
male: 80.33 years
female: 84.84 years (2009 est.)
Angola
total population: 38.2 years
male: 37.24 years
female: 39.22 years (2009 est.)
Anguilla
total population: 80.65 years
male: 78.11 years
female: 83.26 years (2009 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda
total population: 74.76 years
male: 72.81 years
female: 76.81 years (2009 est.)
Argentina
total population: 76.56 years
male: 73.32 years
female: 79.97 years (2009 est.)
Armenia
total population: 72.68 years
male: 69.06 years
female: 76.81 years (2009 est.)
Aruba
total population: 75.28 years
male: 72.25 years
female: 78.38 years (2009 est.)
Australia
total population: 81.63 years
male: 79.25 years
female: 84.14 years (2009 est.)
Austria
total population: 79.5 years
male: 76.6 years
female: 82.56 years (2009 est.)
Azerbaijan
total population: 66.66 years
male: 62.53 years
female: 71.34 years (2009 est.)
Bahamas, The
total population: 65.78 years
male: 62.63 years
female: 68.98 years (2009 est.)
Bahrain
total population: 75.16 years
male: 72.64 years
female: 77.76 years (2009 est.)
Bangladesh
total population: 60.25 years
male: 57.57 years
female: 63.03 years (2009 est.)
Barbados
total population: 73.94 years
male: 71.65 years
female: 76.26 years (2009 est.)
Belarus
total population: 70.63 years
male: 64.95 years
female: 76.67 years (2009 est.)
Belgium
total population: 79.22 years
male: 76.06 years
female: 82.53 years (2009 est.)
Belize
total population: 68.2 years
male: 66.44 years
female: 70.05 years (2009 est.)
Benin
total population: 59 years
male: 57.83 years
female: 60.23 years (2009 est.)
Bermuda
total population: 80.43 years
male: 77.2 years
female: 83.72 years (2009 est.)
Bhutan
total population: 66.13 years
male: 65.33 years
female: 66.97 years (2009 est.)
Bolivia
total population: 66.89 years
male: 64.2 years
female: 69.72 years (2009 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
total population: 78.5 years
male: 74.92 years
female: 82.34 years (2009 est.)
Botswana
total population: 61.85 years
male: 61.72 years
female: 61.99 years (2009 est.)
Brazil
total population: 71.99 years
male: 68.43 years
female: 75.73 years (2009 est.)
British Virgin Islands
total population: 77.26 years
male: 76.03 years
female: 78.55 years (2009 est.)
Brunei
total population: 75.74 years
male: 73.52 years
female: 78.07 years (2009 est.)
Bulgaria
total population: 73.09 years
male: 69.48 years
female: 76.91 years (2009 est.)
Burkina Faso
total population: 52.95 years
male: 51.04 years
female: 54.91 years (2009 est.)
Burma
total population: 63.39 years
male: 61.17 years
female: 65.74 years (2009 est.)
Burundi
total population: 52.09 years
male: 51.2 years
female: 53.01 years (2009 est.)
Cambodia
total population: 62.1 years
male: 60.03 years
female: 64.27 years (2009 est.)
Cameroon
total population: 53.69 years
male: 52.89 years
female: 54.52 years (2009 est.)
Canada
total population: 81.23 years
male: 78.69 years
female: 83.91 years (2009 est.)
Cape Verde
total population: 71.61 years
male: 68.27 years
female: 75.05 years (2009 est.)
Cayman Islands
total population: 80.44 years
male: 77.8 years
female: 83.14 years (2009 est.)
Central African Republic
total population: 44.47 years
male: 44.4 years
female: 44.54 years (2009 est.)
Chad
total population: 47.7 years
male: 46.67 years
female: 48.77 years (2009 est.)
Chile
total population: 77.34 years
male: 74.07 years
female: 80.77 years (2009 est.)
China
total population: 73.47 years
male: 71.61 years
female: 75.52 years (2009 est.)
Christmas Island
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Colombia
total population: 72.81 years
male: 68.98 years
female: 76.76 years (2009 est.)
Comoros
total population: 63.47 years
male: 61.07 years
female: 65.94 years (2009 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
total population: 54.36 years
male: 52.58 years
female: 56.2 years (2009 est.)
Congo, Republic of the
total population: 54.15 years
male: 52.9 years
female: 55.43 years (2009 est.)
Cook Islands
total population: 74.22 years
male: 71.46 years
female: 77.13 years (2009 est.)
Costa Rica
total population: 77.58 years
male: 74.96 years
female: 80.34 years (2009 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire
total population: 55.45 years
male: 54.64 years
female: 56.28 years (2009 est.)
Croatia
total population: 75.35 years
male: 71.72 years
female: 79.18 years (2009 est.)
Cuba
total population: 77.45 years
male: 75.19 years
female: 79.85 years (2009 est.)
Cyprus
total population: 78.33 years
male: 75.91 years
female: 80.86 years (2009 est.)
Czech Republic
total population: 76.81 years
male: 73.54 years
female: 80.28 years (2009 est.)
Denmark
total population: 78.3 years
male: 75.96 years
female: 80.78 years (2009 est.)
Djibouti
total population: 43.37 years
male: 41.89 years
female: 44.89 years (2009 est.)
Dominica
total population: 75.55 years
male: 72.61 years
female: 78.64 years (2009 est.)
Dominican Republic
total population: 73.7 years
male: 71.88 years
female: 75.6 years (2009 est.)
Ecuador
total population: 75.3 years
male: 72.37 years
female: 78.37 years (2009 est.)
Egypt
total population: 72.12 years
male: 69.56 years
female: 74.81 years (2009 est.)
El Salvador
total population: 72.33 years
male: 68.72 years
female: 76.11 years (2009 est.)
Equatorial Guinea
total population: 61.61 years
male: 60.71 years
female: 62.54 years (2009 est.)
Eritrea
total population: 61.78 years
male: 59.71 years
female: 63.9 years (2009 est.)
Estonia
total population: 72.82 years
male: 67.45 years
female: 78.53 years (2009 est.)
Ethiopia
total population: 55.41 years
male: 52.92 years
female: 57.97 years (2009 est.)
European Union
total population: 78.67 years
male: 75.54 years
female: 81.97 years (2009 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Faroe Islands
total population: 79.44 years
male: 77 years
female: 82.05 years (2009 est.)
Fiji
total population: 70.73 years
male: 68.18 years
female: 73.41 years (2009 est.)
Finland
total population: 78.97 years
male: 75.48 years
female: 82.61 years (2009 est.)
France
total population: 80.98 years
male: 77.79 years
female: 84.33 years (2009 est.)
French Polynesia
total population: 76.71 years
male: 74.26 years
female: 79.29 years (2009 est.)
Gabon
total population: 53.11 years
male: 52.19 years
female: 54.05 years (2009 est.)
Gambia, The
total population: 55.35 years
male: 53.43 years
female: 57.34 years (2009 est.)
Gaza Strip
total population: 73.42 years
male: 71.82 years
female: 75.12 years (2009 est.)
Georgia
total population: 76.72 years
male: 73.41 years
female: 80.45 years (2009 est.)
Germany
total population: 79.26 years
male: 76.26 years
female: 82.42 years (2009 est.)
Ghana
total population: 59.85 years
male: 58.98 years
female: 60.75 years (2009 est.)
Gibraltar
total population: 80.19 years
male: 77.3 years
female: 83.22 years (2009 est.)
Greece
total population: 79.66 years
male: 77.11 years
female: 82.37 years (2009 est.)
Greenland
total population: 70.07 years
male: 67.44 years
female: 72.85 years (2009 est.)
Grenada
total population: 65.95 years
male: 64.06 years
female: 67.85 years (2009 est.)
Guam
total population: 78.01 years
male: 74.97 years
female: 81.23 years (2009 est.)
Guatemala
total population: 70.29 years
male: 68.49 years
female: 72.19 years (2009 est.)
Guernsey
total population: 80.77 years
male: 77.76 years
female: 83.88 years (2009 est.)
Guinea
total population: 57.09 years
male: 55.63 years
female: 58.6 years (2009 est.)
Guinea-Bissau
total population: 47.9 years
male: 46.07 years
female: 49.79 years (2009 est.)
Guyana
total population: 66.68 years
male: 64.09 years
female: 69.4 years (2009 est.)
Haiti
total population: 60.78 years
male: 59.13 years
female: 62.48 years (2009 est.)
Honduras
total population: 69.4 years
male: 67.86 years
female: 71.02 years (2009 est.)
Hong Kong
total population: 81.86 years
male: 79.16 years
female: 84.79 years (2009 est.)
Hungary
total population: 73.44 years
male: 69.27 years
female: 77.87 years (2009 est.)
Iceland
total population: 80.67 years
male: 78.53 years
female: 82.9 years (2009 est.)
India
total population: 69.89 years
male: 67.46 years
female: 72.61 years (2009 est.)
Indonesia
total population: 70.76 years
male: 68.26 years
female: 73.38 years (2009 est.)
Iran
total population: 71.14 years
male: 69.65 years
female: 72.72 years (2009 est.)
Iraq
total population: 69.94 years
male: 68.6 years
female: 71.34 years (2009 est.)
Ireland
total population: 78.24 years
male: 75.6 years
female: 81.06 years (2009 est.)
Isle of Man
total population: 78.82 years
male: 75.86 years
female: 81.93 years (2009 est.)
Israel
total population: 80.73 years
male: 78.62 years
female: 82.95 years (2009 est.)
Italy
total population: 80.2 years
male: 77.26 years
female: 83.33 years (2009 est.)
Jamaica
total population: 73.53 years
male: 71.83 years
female: 75.3 years (2009 est.)
Japan
total population: 82.12 years
male: 78.8 years
female: 85.62 years (2009 est.)
Jersey
total population: 79.75 years
male: 77.23 years
female: 82.46 years (2009 est.)
Jordan
total population: 78.87 years
male: 76.34 years
female: 81.56 years (2009 est.)
Kazakhstan
total population: 67.87 years
male: 62.58 years
female: 73.47 years (2009 est.)
Kenya
total population: 57.86 years
male: 57.49 years
female: 58.24 years (2009 est.)
Kiribati
total population: 63.22 years
male: 60.14 years
female: 66.45 years (2009 est.)
Korea, North
total population: 63.81 years
male: 61.23 years
female: 66.53 years (2009 est.)
Korea, South
total population: 78.72 years
male: 75.45 years
female: 82.22 years (2009 est.)
Kuwait
total population: 77.71 years
male: 76.51 years
female: 78.95 years (2009 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
total population: 69.43 years
male: 65.43 years
female: 73.64 years (2009 est.)
Laos
total population: 56.68 years
male: 54.56 years
female: 58.9 years (2009 est.)
Latvia
total population: 72.15 years
male: 66.98 years
female: 77.59 years (2009 est.)
Lebanon
total population: 73.66 years
male: 71.15 years
female: 76.31 years (2009 est.)
Lesotho
total population: 40.38 years
male: 41.18 years
female: 39.54 years (2009 est.)
Liberia
total population: 41.84 years
male: 40.71 years
female: 43 years (2009 est.)
Libya
total population: 77.26 years
male: 74.98 years
female: 79.65 years (2009 est.)
Liechtenstein
total population: 80.06 years
male: 76.59 years
female: 83.53 years (2009 est.)
Lithuania
total population: 74.9 years
male: 69.98 years
female: 80.1 years (2009 est.)
Luxembourg
total population: 79.33 years
male: 76.07 years
female: 82.81 years (2009 est.)
Macau
total population: 84.36 years
male: 81.39 years
female: 87.47 years (2009 est.)
Macedonia
total population: 74.68 years
male: 72.18 years
female: 77.38 years (2009 est.)
Madagascar
total population: 62.89 years
male: 60.93 years
female: 64.91 years (2009 est.)
Malawi
total population: 43.82 years
male: 44.07 years
female: 43.57 years (2009 est.)
Malaysia
total population: 73.29 years
male: 70.56 years
female: 76.21 years (2009 est.)
Maldives
total population: 73.97 years
male: 71.78 years
female: 76.28 years (2009 est.)
Mali
total population: 50.35 years
male: 48.38 years
female: 52.38 years (2009 est.)
Malta
total population: 79.44 years
male: 77.21 years
female: 81.8 years (2009 est.)
Marshall Islands
total population: 71.19 years
male: 69.15 years
female: 73.34 years (2009 est.)
Mauritania
total population: 60.37 years
male: 58.22 years
female: 62.59 years (2009 est.)
Mauritius
total population: 74 years
male: 70.53 years
female: 77.65 years (2009 est.)
Mayotte
total population: 62.91 years
male: 60.65 years
female: 65.24 years (2009 est.)
Mexico
total population: 76.06 years
male: 73.25 years
female: 79 years (2009 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of
total population: 70.94 years
male: 69.06 years
female: 72.93 years (2009 est.)
Moldova
total population: 70.8 years
male: 67.1 years
female: 74.71 years (2009 est.)
Monaco
total population: 80.09 years
male: 76.3 years
female: 84.09 years (2009 est.)
Mongolia
total population: 67.65 years
male: 65.23 years
female: 70.19 years (2009 est.)
Montserrat
total population: 72.76 years
male: 74.74 years
female: 70.68 years (2009 est.)
Morocco
total population: 71.8 years
male: 69.42 years
female: 74.3 years (2009 est.)
Mozambique
total population: 41.18 years
male: 41.83 years
female: 40.53 years (2009 est.)
Namibia
total population: 51.24 years
male: 51.61 years
female: 50.86 years (2009 est.)
Nauru
total population: 64.2 years
male: 60.58 years
female: 68.01 years (2009 est.)
Nepal
total population: 65.46 years
male: 64.3 years
female: 66.67 years (2009 est.)
Netherlands
total population: 79.4 years
male: 76.8 years
female: 82.14 years (2009 est.)
Netherlands Antilles
total population: 76.65 years
male: 74.33 years
female: 79.09 years (2009 est.)