Life expectancy at birth
| Quick info | |
|---|---|
| Data type | Numeric |
| Scale | Metric |
| Value labels | Not applicable |
| Technical name | socstr_pop_lex_gp |
| Category | Social structure |
| Label | Life expectancy at birth |
| Related indicators | |
"Life expectancy at birth" measures the average number of years a newborn infant would live, assuming that current mortality rates remain unchanged throughout their lifetime.
Coding rules
"Life expectancy at birth" is the average number of years a newborn is expected to live, assuming that age-specific mortality rates remain constant over their lifetime. Since the actual death rates of any birth cohort cannot be predicted in advance, life expectancy is estimated based on current mortality rates. If death rates decline, the actual lifespan of individuals will likely exceed the life expectancy calculated using current rates. This indicator is typically measured in years. Teorell et al. (2024:1548) defines the variable as "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."
Bibliographic info
Citation:- Teorell, Jan, Aksel Sundström, Sören Holmberg, Bo Rothstein, Natalia Alvarado Pachon, Cem Mert Dalli, Rafael Lopez Valverde & Paula Nilsson (2024). The Quality of Government Standard Dataset, version Jan24. University of Gothenburg: The Quality of Government Institute, https://www.gu.se/en/quality-government, doi:10.18157/qogstdjan24
- World Bank. (2023). World development indicators. The World Bank Washington DC. https://databank.worldbank.org/source/world-development-indicators
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Misc
Project manager(s): Responsible for data editing, description (WESIS) and entry: Andrea Schäfer (2021-2025); Principal Investigator: Irene Dingeldey, Ulrich Mückenberger
Data release:- Version 0.001: Updated with data from The Quality of Government Standard Dataset, version January 2024
Revisions: No revisions yet
Sources
- Teorell, Jan, Aksel Sundström, Sören Holmberg, Bo Rothstein, Natalia Alvarado Pachon, Cem Mert Dalli, Rafael Lopez Valverde & Paula Nilsson (2024). The Quality of Government Standard Dataset, version Jan24. University of Gothenburg: The Quality of Government Institute, https://www.gu.se/en/quality-government, doi:10.18157/qogstdjan24
- World Bank. (2023). World development indicators. The World Bank Washington DC. https://databank.worldbank.org/source/world-development-indicators
