The bar chart illustrates life expectancy in Japan, Korea, the U.S., and Indonesia in 2008, and the table demonstrates how much it rose from 1996 to 2008.
Overall, although Indonesia had the lowest life expectancy, it increased the most significantly throughout the period. In contrast, Japan recorded the highest life expectancy, and the U.S. the lowest growth.
It can be seen from the table that Japan ranked first in life expectancy in 2008, followed by Korea, reaching 82.7 years and 79.2 years, respectively. Life expectancy in Japan rose by 5.1 years from 1996 to 2008, while that of Korea grew by 9.3 years.
Indonesia had the lowest life expectancy in 2008, at 70.9 years. Nevertheless, it experienced the highest increase of 14.1 years over a twelve-year period. Compared to Indonesia, the figure for the U.S. grew the least by 3.2 years. In 2008, life expectancy in the U.S. was 77.2 years.
