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North America, with an average life expectancy of 77 years, has the highest life expectancy.
According to a study in the BMJ
North America: 77.6
Oceania: 74.6
Europe: 74.3
Latin America and the Caribbean: 71.8
Asia: 67.7
Africa: 50.6
2000-2005
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DevinAfrica has the largest Death Rate of any continent, however, it also has the fastest growing population due to the immensely high birth rates. [More people are being born than dying]. Europe has either the second or third largest death rate, but is the only continent with a decreasing population due to its low Birth Rate. [More people are dying than being born].
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What are total fertility rate and life expectancy rate in France?
The fertility rate in France is one of the highest in the world due to the country's family welfare policies. Life expectancy also remains constant in France due to excellent health coverage for all.
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Life expectancy refers to the average length of time a person can expect to live. In the US, the life expectancy is around 80 years of age. In South America, the country with the lowest life expectancy is Guyana, with a life expectancy of 63.32 years of age.
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People in Australia would expect to have a higher life expectancy than people in Africa. There are lots of very well developed parts of Africa where people would have a high life expectancy, but on average it would have a lower life expectancy.
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