The bar chart compares life expectancy in Japan, Korea, the United States and Indonesia in 2018, while the table presents the increase in life expectancy in these countries between 1953 and 2008. Overall, Japan had the highest life expectancy, whereas Indonesia recorded the lowest figure. Furthermore, Indonesia and Korea experienced much greater increases in life expectancy compared to Japan and the United States.
In 2018, Japan had the longest average life expectancy at just over 80 years. Korea followed with approximately 79 years, while the figure for the United States was slightly lower at around 77 years. By contrast, Indonesia had the lowest life expectancy, at about 70 years.
Regarding the changes between 1953 and 2008, Indonesia saw the most dramatic increase, with life expectancy rising by 15.7 years. Korea also experienced significant growth of 12.5 years. In comparison, the increases in Japan and the United States were relatively small, at 3.5 and 3 years respectively.