Life Expectancy and Per Capita GDP for BRICS Nations

The following charts show changes in life expectancy and per capita GDP for the five BRICS nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – during the period from 1990 to 2012. Points that are higher on the Y axis correspond to greater life expectancy, and points that are farther to the right on the X axis correspond to greater per capita GDP. Therefore, the closer a point is to the top right corner, the more prosperous and healthy the people of that nation are at a given time.