Table 10.  Longevity estimates and projections in OECD countries
Medium variant estimates and projections for the period shown
                             Life expectancy, men             Life expectancy, women       Life expectancy, men and wo
                               1960-65  1995-2000    2045-50    1960-65  1995-20002045-50  1960-65  1995-20002045-50
United States                       66.7       73.4       79.0       73.4     80.1     84.6     70.0     76.7     81.8
Japan                               66.5       76.8       80.8       71.6     82.9     86.9     69.0     80.0     83.8
Germany                             67.4       73.9       79.1       72.9     80.2     84.7     70.3     77.2     81.9
France                              67.6       74.2       79.1       74.5     82.0     86.2     71.0     78.1     82.6
Italy                               67.4       75.0       79.8       72.6     81.2     85.5     69.9     78.2     82.6
United Kingdom                      67.9       74.5       79.4       73.8     79.8     84.6     70.8     77.2     82.0
Canada                              68.5       76.1       80.4       74.6     81.8     86.0     71.4     79.0     83.2
Australia                           67.8       75.5       80.0       74.2     81.1     85.4     70.9     78.3     82.7
Austria                             66.1       73.7       79.0       72.6     80.2     84.7     69.3     77.0     81.7
Belgium                             67.9       73.8       79.1       73.9     80.6     85.0     70.8     77.2     82.0
Czech Republic                      67.4       70.3       78.1       73.4     77.4     84.3     70.5     73.9     81.2
Denmark                             70.3       73.0       77.9       74.4     78.3     83.1     72.3     75.7     80.5
Finland                             65.4       73.0       79.6       72.5     80.6     86.0     68.9     76.8     82.7
Greece                              67.9       75.6       80.0       71.2     80.7     85.1     69.5     78.1     82.5
Hungary                             66.4       66.8       75.8       71.0     74.9     81.5     68.6     70.9     78.7
Iceland                             70.8       76.8       81.2       76.1     81.3     85.6     73.4     79.0     83.4
Ireland                             68.4       73.6       80.0       72.3     79.2     85.1     70.3     76.4     82.6
Korea                               53.6       68.8       76.9       56.9     76.0     82.9     55.2     72.4     79.9
Luxembourg                          65.7       73.3       78.9       72.1     79.9     84.7     68.8     76.7     81.8
Mexico                              56.4       69.5       76.5       60.6     75.5     82.7     58.3     72.2     78.8
Netherlands                         71.1       75.0       79.5       75.8     80.7     85.1     73.4     77.9     82.3
New Zealand                         68.3       74.1       79.3       73.9     79.7     84.5     71.0     76.9     81.9
Norway                              71.1       75.2       80.8       75.9     81.1     86.7     73.4     78.1     83.7
Poland                              65.8       68.2       76.5       71.0     76.9     83.2     68.3     72.5     79.9
Portugal                            61.4       71.8       78.1       67.1     78.8     84.1     64.2     75.3     81.1
Spain                               67.9       74.5       79.4       72.7     81.5     85.7     70.2     78.0     82.5
Sweden                              71.6       76.3       81.4       75.6     80.8     85.9     73.5     78.6     83.6
Switzerland                         68.9       75.4       79.9       74.6     81.8     86.0     71.7     78.7     82.9
Turkey                              50.5       66.5       76.0       53.7     71.7     81.3     52.1     69.0     78.6
Source:  United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 1998 Revision.