Over the observation period until 2022, the life expectancy exhibits fluctuations among the two gender groups Only for the life expectancy of women at birth, a significant increase can be observed over the observation period. Here, the life expectancy exhibits a difference of 2.08 years between 2012 and 2022. Life expectancy at birth refers to the number of years that the average newborn can expect to live, providing that mortality patterns at the time of their birth do not change thereafter.
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Sri Lanka: Life expectancy at birth from 2012 to 2022, by gender
Characteristic
life expectancy of women at birth
life expectancy of men at birth
2022
80.23
72.85
2021
79.5
73.11
2020
80.11
72.6
2019
79.74
72.23
2018
79.49
71.98
2017
79.32
71.54
2016
79.36
71.41
2015
78.97
71.03
2014
78.81
70.7
2013
78.62
70.18
2012
78.15
69.98
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