List of countries and dependencies in the world ranked by life expectancy at birth, both sexes, males and females World Population Life Expectancy with historical chart Implications of Low Life Expectancy In Developing Countries (1) Loss of productive workforce In many parts of African continent, life expectancy continued to decrease For instance, Botswana people use to live up to 60 years old but now averaging at 40 years of age South Africa which is relatively the performer among African peers, does not Life expectancy in the US and peer countries has generally been increasing from While life expectancy in the United States decreased from its alltime high of 7 years after 14 (driven by increase in overdose deaths), life expectancy increased in 18 and 19 and was back up to 7 years in 19 Life expectancy increased in most comparable countries
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