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Option 4 : Japan
The correct answer is Option.
- Japan has the maximum life expectancy which is at 83.7 years. Life expectancy refers to the number of the years the person is likely to live from his/her birth.
- After japan, it is Switzerland, where life expectancy is 83.4 year. In case of India it is 68.3 years.
- India lags behind China on several key health indicators.
- Differential rates of mortality decline during 1960-2009 have led to a widening health gap between China and India.
- In 2009 the infant mortality rate in India was 50 deaths per 1,000 live births, 3 times greater than the rate for China. Sixty-six out of 1,000 Indian children died before reaching their 5th birthday, compared with 19 children in China.
- China’s life expectancy is 9 years longer than India’s. Life expectancy at birth in India increased from 42 years in 1960 to 65 years in 2009, while life expectancy in China increased from 47 years in 1960 to 74 years in 2009.
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