Life expectancy for men in 2000 was 65.7 years and for women it was 71.8 years. The country's ethnic groups are made up of: Georgian (70.1%), Armenian (8.1%), Russian (6.3%), Azeri (5.7%), Ossetian (3%), Abkhaz (0.8%) and other 5%. Religious groupings comprise: Georgian Orthodox (65%), Muslim (11%), Russian Orthodox (10%), Armenian Apostolic (8%).
Population and life expectancy, Commonwealth of Independent States & Mongolia (2000)