The bar chart describes the average lifespan of residents in Japan, Korea, the United States, and Indonesia while the table illustrates the alteration of those from 1953 to 2008.
Overall, it is apparent that Japan maintained the dominant position in the year 2008, whereas Indonesia consistently recorded the lowest level among Japan, Korea, the United States and Indonesia. Additionally, there was an upward trend in life expectancy throughout the years.
Regarding the average lifetime of people born in 2008, Japan led the rank of 4 countries, recorded at over 80% while Indonesia occupied the lowest position, only 70%. Besides, the lifespan of Korean and American born in 2008 was over 75% respectively.
According to the upward trend of overall ages between 1953 and 2008, the life expectancy of Indonesia experiences the most remarkable growth, about 15,7%. Similarly, Korea witnessed a sharp rise of those and reached 12,5%. However, the span of life in the United States and Japan soared slightly, about 3,5% and 3% respectively.
