Published on June 2018 | Social Science, Applied Research

INDICATORS ON LIFE EXPECTANCY: AN EXPLORATORY DATA ANALYSIS

In the statistical sense, life expectancy is the expected number of years in life remaining at a given age. Life expectancy increases during the years of childhood, as he survives mortality risks, hence high mortality rates is then associated with childhood health status. This study focused on the various indicators that effect on life expectancy. The descriptive-correlational method was used on this study with the aid of various sources on website to gather the needed data. The research only focused on the indicated 28 countries under East Asia & Pacific region. After which, a purposive sampling was conducted to represent the population of the region. The Cluster and Regression Analysis was used to treat and analyze the available data. The results showed that health expenditures, improved water sources and incidents of tuberculosis were the selected indicators that would affect life expectancy. Therefore, the better performance of government health service, the higher the chances of life longevity. When one country is able to ensure health security of its citizenry and provide access to potable water sources this will minimize the number of incidents of vector – borne diseases. Thus, life expectancy depends on health status and proper sanitation of the country