Estimated and projected life expectancy at birth by· subregions. 1960-1965 -1995-2000 . . ------------------------------------------------------------1960- 1965 1980- 1985- 19SO- 1885- 1985 1990 1995 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------Central Africa Male 36.1 44.8 4 7.2 49.7 52.3 Female 39.2 48.2 50.7 53.2 55.7 Eastern Africa e_/ Male 40.4. 49.4 51.5 53.7 55.8 Female 43.6 52.8 55.], 57.4 59.5 North Africa £/ Male 46.2 55.6 57.8 60.0 61.9 Female 48.2 58.2 60.5 62.7 64.8 Southern Africa £1 Male 39.7 49.2 51.7 54.2 57.0 Female 42.7 52.7 55.2 57.7 60.2 West Africa ~I Male 37.6 46.1 48.5 50.9 53.1 Female 40.7 49.5 52.0 54.5 56.9 -------------------------------------------------------------Source: ECA secretariat. (Foot-notes on the following page) 130 E/ECA/CM.f3/5 (Foot-notes to table VII.A.4) 2_/ Excluding Reunion. e_/ Excluding Western Sahara. c/ Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland. 9_/ Excluding St. Helena. Table VII.A.5 Size of urban population by subregions, 1960-2000 (Thousands) ---------------------------------------------------------------1960 1970 1980 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------Central 5 751 10 176 Africa (18.1) (25.2) Eastern 5 710 10 419 Africa ~I ( 7. 4) (10.5) North 19 557 31 314 Africa £/ (29.8) (3.6) Southern 35 111 Africa £1 (2.0) ( 5. 4) Western 10 771 17 527 Africa d/ (13.5) (17.3) All ECA member 41 824 69 607 States (16.3) ( 21. 2) Source: Patterns of Urban and studies, No. 68 (un-ited ___ Nations E.7f3.VIII.f3), tables 48 and 49. 17 598 45 235 (3.44) (51. 6) 21 002 50 270 (16.0) (29.4) 49 530 111 873 (43.8) (58.4) 340 1 267 (13.0) ( 28. 8) 29 533 85 511 (22.3) (35.9) 118 003 314 156 (27.4) ( 41.3) Rural Growth, Population Publication, Sales No. Note: Figures in brackets are percentages of the total population. ~I Excluding Reunion. £/ Excluding \lestern Sahara. •£1 Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland. 9_/ Excluding St. Helena. B. Rapid population growth rates 7. Though the relationship between population growth and 