Pakistan life expectancy rate in world scenario.

Byline: S. KAMAL HAYDER KAZMI

Increased worldwide human life expectancy reflects better health facilities as the probability of longer life is already a long-term trend, according to global research. It says survival of the older ages has become more common and therefore health among older people varies significantly within the states.

The number of years lived in good health, or at least with no severe disability, has risen in various places. Men live, on average, fewer years than women. Yet older women experience a greater prevalence of disability and morbidity. Given the dominance of cardiovascular disease and cancer as causes of death, dissimilar personal behaviours and diverse exposures to environmental risks both contribute to group variations in mortality and morbidity, including both sexes. Inequalities in education, income and living arrangements, counting those because of race or ethnicity, assist in showing observed differences in the health of individuals and their risks of dying over the life course, the study shows.

Life Expectancy At Birth By Sex, World, Regions And Income Groups

##1950###2021###2050

Region

##Female Male Female###Male###Female###Male

World###48.4###44.6 73.8###68.4###79.8###74.8

Sub-Saharan Africa###38.7###36.2 61.6###57.8###69.1###64.3

Northern Africa and Western Asia###43.4###39.8 74.8###69.7###80.8###76

Central and Southern Asia###40.2###41.5 69.6###65.9###79.4###74.9

Eastern and South-Eastern Asia###45.6###40.3 79.6###73.6###84.1###79.4

Latin America and the Caribbean###50.8###46.5 75.8###68.8###83.1###78.1

Australia/New Zealand###71.6###66.7 85.6###82.7###88.6###85.4

Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)###43.9###40.3 70.1###64.6###74.9###68.4

Europe and Northern America###66.6###61.2 80.4###73.9###86.1###81.6

World Bank income groups

High-income countries###65###58.2 83.1###77.5###87.6###83.4

Middle-income countries###44.9###42.2 72.7###67.6###79.6###74.8

Low-income countries###35.1###28.6 65###60###71.6###66

Uneven access to affordable, quality health care can lead to unequal use of services and disparities in life expectancy. Rapid growth in the number of people reaching older ages highlights the significance of promoting health and preventing and treating illness throughout the life course, as situations experienced earlier in life can have a substantial impact on a person's health and well-being at older ages. Furthermore, societies with aging populations need to adapt to increasing numbers...