The bar chart compares the average lifespan of people in four different countries in 2008 and the table illustrates rises in life expectancy from 1996 to 2008. Overall, while Japan recorded the highest figure, the reverse was true for Indonesia, although it witnessed the most considerable growth during the given timeframe.
Focusing first on countries with longer living years, Japan led the pack with a staggering 82.7 years, showing a 5,1-year increase throughout the period in question. As far as Korea is concerned, Korean individuals lived 79.2 years averagely in 2008 with a significant improvement of 9.3 years.
Regarding the remaining countries: the US and Indonesia, they showed lower rates. The former comprised 77.2 years with witnessing the tiniest increase of 3.2 years; finally, the latter bottomed the diagram with 70.9-year life expectancy. Interestingly, it experienced the most dramatic growth between 1996 and 2008, making up a whopping 14.1 years.
