
The country’s IHR food safety score, measured on a 0–100 scale, has a mean of approximately 72.6, with a standard deviation of about 27.0. In this dataset, it has a mean of approximately 20.0, with a standard deviation of about 3.02. It is a widely used measure of survival within the adult life course, often used in place of life expectancy at birth because a range of factors that affect infant mortality are not relevant to adult mortality. The 60-year-old life expectancy variable measures the average number of additional years people who are currently 60 years old can expect to live.

The average life expectancy at age 60 is measured in years after age 60. This score measures how well a country creates mechanisms for detecting and responding to foodborne disease and food contamination, with higher scores indicating better effort (foodsafety). International Health Regulation (IHR) score on food safety, which ranges from 0 to 100.

