The given bar chart illustrates the expectation of life in three different countries (Japan, Korea, the US and Indonesia), while the table shows the change of the average life-span in 1953 and 2008.
In general, the average life-span in north west asian experienced the lowest figure, while the population aging tendency witnessed an upward trend. In contrast, the life-span in Japan took the lead which was one of a country having minimal change.
The average expectation of life in Japan was the highest figure for people over 80 years old, followed by older people aged 80 and more than 75 in Korea and the USA, respectively. Meanwhile, Indonesia had the shortest life with 70-year.
During a 45-year period, started in 1953, the lifetime of older people in Indonesia rocketed up to approximately 16 years, next to Korea with 12,5 years. Furthermore, the number of lifetime in Japan and the US grew slightly to over 3 years.
