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320 CHAPTER 10 Gender and Age

FIGURE 10.12 The Graying of America: FIGURE 10.13 The Median Age of the
Americans Age 65 and Older U.S. Population

25% 40 39
35
20.2%
20% 30
30 23
Percentage 15% 12.4% Age 20 20

10%
8.2%
10
5% 4%
0
0 1850 1900 1950 2000 2050
1900 1950 2000 2050
Year
Year
Source: By the author. Based on Statistical Abstract of the United
Source: By the author. Based on Statistical Abstract of the United States 2000:Table 14; 2013:Table 9, and earlier years.
States 2013:Table 9, and earlier years.

FIGURE 10.14 Life Expectancy in Global Perspective

Years
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
The World’s Longest Life Expectancy (78 and higher)
Japan 83.6 years
Australia 81.8 years
Italy 81.8 years
Canada 81.4 years
France 81.2 years
Spain 81.2 years
Holland 80.8 years
Great Britain 80.1 years
Germany 80.1 years
South Korea 79.1 years
United States 78.4 years

The World’s Shortest Life Expectancy (below 55)
Afghanistan 49.3 years
South Africa 49.3 years
Nigeria 51.6 years
Malawi 51.7 years
Mozambique 51.8 years
Zambia 52.4 years
Mali 52.6 years
Tanzania 52.9 years
Uganda 53.2 years
Niger 53.4 years
Burkina Faso 53.7 years
Angola 54.1 years
Cameroon 54.4 years

Note: The countries listed in the source with a life expectancy longer than the United States and those with a life expectancy less than
55 years. All the countries in the top group are industrialized, and none of those in the bottom group are.
Source: By the author. Based on Statistical Abstract of the United States 2013:Table 1355.