Definition: Life expectancy

Category: United Nations terminology

Average number of years of life at birth (age 0) according to the expected mortality rates by age estimated for the reference year and population. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cdb/cdb_list_dicts.asp
Source:
United Nations Common Database (UNCDB), based on United Nations. Multilingual Demographic Dictionary, English Section. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Studies, No. 29 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.58.XIII.4).
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