Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 57.4 | 0.70 % |
| 2010 | 57.0 | 0.71 % |
| 2009 | 56.6 | 0.71 % |
| 2008 | 56.2 | 0.70 % |
| 2007 | 55.8 | 0.67 % |
| 2006 | 55.4 | 0.61 % |
| 2005 | 55.1 | 0.53 % |
| 2004 | 54.8 | 0.45 % |
| 2003 | 54.5 | 0.35 % |
| 2002 | 54.3 | 0.24 % |
| 2001 | 54.2 | 0.12 % |
| 2000 | 54.1 |