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VInternational ComparisonLife Expectancy34. Singapore’s life expectancy compares favourably with those in selecteddeveloped countries/areas. While Singapore’s life expectancies are lower thanSweden’s, Australia’s, Hong Kong’s and Japan’s, they are generally higher thanthe life expectancies in South Korea and United Kingdom (Charts 3 and 4).YearsMalesChart 3 Life Expectancy at BirthFemalesHong KongJapanAustraliaSwedenSingaporeUnited KingdomUSASouth KoreaTaiwan79.479.078.778.778.076.975.275.174.9JapanHong KongAustraliaSwedenSingaporeSouth KoreaTaiwanUnited KingdomUSA85.885.583.582.982.881.981.481.380.4Chart 4 Life Expectancy at Age 65 yearsYearsMalesFemalesJapan18.5Japan23.4Australia18.3Hong Kong22.9Hong Kong18.2Australia21.5Sweden17.6Sweden20.8Taiwan17.3Singapore20.6Singapore17.2Taiwan20.2USA17.2USA20.0United Kingdom16.9South Korea19.9South Korea15.8United Kingdom19.7Note: (1) Data are reported by countries and refer to the latest data available for the country (Annex 2).(2) Figure for Singapore refer to 2006 and is preliminary.8
Proportion Expected to be Alive at Selected Ages35. The proportion of Singapore residents expected to be living at age 85 yearsis also comparable with selected developed countries/areas (Charts 5 and 6).Per CentJapanAustraliaHong KongSwedenSingaporeUnited KingdomUSATaiwanSouth KoreaChart 5 Proportion of New Born Babies Expected to be Alive at Age 85MalesFemales39Japan6438Hong Kong6038Australia5636Sweden5333Singapore5031South Korea4731Taiwan4730UnitedKingdom4626USA45Chart 6 Proportion of Persons Aged 65 years Expected to be Alive at Age 85Per CentMalesFemalesJapan45Japan69Australia44Hong Kong64Hong Kong44Australia60Sweden41Sweden58Taiwan39Singapore55Singapore39Taiwan53USA39USA52United Kingdom37United Kingdom52South Korea32South Korea51Note: (1) Data are reported by countries and refer to the latest data available for the country (Annex 2).(2) Figure for Singapore refer to 2006 and is preliminary.SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICSFEBRUARY 20089
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