also a major contributor to the Aral Sea Map references:
population: 78.22 years male: 72.56 years female: 78.99 years (1993 est.) Death rate: 6.79 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.) Infant mortality rate: 51.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.) Death rate: 6.44 deaths/1,000 population