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Dimension Society and Culture
Sub-Dimension Education, Health and Culture

Category Health
KPI Name Life Expectancy
KPI No. SC: EH: H:1C Type: Core Type: Structural

Definition / Average life expectancy
Description

Rationale / “Life expectancy at birth reflects the overall mortality level of a population. It
Interpretation / indicates the average number of years that a newborn is expected to live if current
Benchmarking mortality rates continue to apply, and summarizes the mortality pattern that
prevails across all age groups – children and adolescents, adults and the elderly.”
(WHO, 2006)
An improving trend and higher values are considered positive.
Source(s) NOTE – WHO Definitions. Retrieved from <http:// www .who .int/ whosis/ who
stat2006De finitionsA ndMetadata .pdf>
Methodology Calculate as:
Average number of years that a newborn is expected to live if current mortality
rates continue to apply.
Unit Years
Data Sources The data may be collected from local health departments or may need to be
/ Relevant interpreted from regional or national data.
Databases
NOTE – It is also possible to extract these data from WHO tables:
<http:// www .who .int/ healthinfo/ statistics/ LT _method .pdf ?ua = 1 & ua = 1>

SDG Reference(s) SDG Target 3.4: By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-
communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental
health and well-being.
Verification Check data sources.
Guidance
Check against country tables from WHO.

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