The bar graph illustrates the life expectancy for individuals born in 4 different countries in 2008, while the table outlines how it changed in such nations between 1953 and 2008.
Overall, Japan had the highest life expectancy in 2008, while Indonesia recorded the lowest. In contrast, Indonesia had the most significant surge in life expectancy from 1953 to 2008, whereas the United States witnessed the least improvement among others.
In 2008, the average living age of the Japanese people was about 82, which was remarkably higher than that of Korea and the US, at approximately 78 and 77, respectively. Conversely, Indonesia reported the lowest life expectancy, at only about 70 years old.
Over the 55-year period, Indonesia and Korea had a whopping increase in life expectancy ranging from 12.5 to 15.7 years added by. Meanwhile, the rise figures of the United States and Japan were roughly 4 times lower compared to 2 those nations, at around 3 and 3.5 years increase, respectively.
