TABLE #3 - LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH- PENINSULAR MALAYSIA AND THE UNITED STATES
| PENINSULAR MALAYSIA (SOURCE:DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA) | UNITED STATES (SOURCE:NATIONAL CENTRE FOR HEALTH STATISTICS) | ||||
| YEAR | MALE (AGE IN YEARS) | FEMALE (AGE IN YEARS) | YEAR | MALE (AGE IN YEARS) | FEMALE (AGE IN YEARS) |
| 1980 | 66.4 | 70.5 | 1980 | 70.0 | 77.5 |
| 1985 | 67.7 | 72.4 | 1985 | 71.2 | 78.2 |
| 1986 | 68.2 | 72.6 | 1986 | 71.3 | 78.3 |
| 1987 | 68.5 | 72.9 | 1987 | 71.5 | 78.4 |
| 1988 | 68.7 | 73.1 | 1988 | 71.5 | 78.3 |
| 1989 (PROVISIONAL) | 69.0 | 73.5 | 1989 (PRELIMINARY) | 71.8 | 78.5 |
| 1990 (PROVISIONAL0 | 69.5 | 73.9 | 1990 (PRELIMINARY) | 72.0 | 78.8 |
NOTE: OLDEST PERSON TO HAVE LIVED THIS CENTURY DIED AT THE AGE OF 120 YEARS 237 DAYS (SOURCE-GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS 1993-39TH EDITION)