The average internal rate of return over the life of all venture capital funds since 1980 until the end of last year was 5.5 per cent, against 14.4 per cent for all buyout firms.

从1980年到去年年底，所有风险资本基金的终身平均内部回报率为5.5%，而全部收购型公司的内部回报率为14.4%。

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The average life expectancy is up from 35 to 73 years. Illiteracy rate is down from 80% to below 3.5%.

中国的人均预期寿命从35岁提高到73岁，文盲率从80%下降到3.5%以下。

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In 2003, the death rate in the area was reported to exceed the birth rate by 260 percent, and the average life expectancy was reported to be 42 years for men and 47 for women.

2003年，报道称该地区的死亡率已经超过了出生率，比例高达260%，男人平均寿命为42岁，女人47岁。

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Average life expectancy is 79 years, a longevity rate topped in Asia only by Japan.

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There is a high mortality rate -- with an average life span of only 47 -- minimal infrastructure and limited tools for economic development.

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In Roman times the average life span was just 22 (mainly because of the appalling rate of infant mortality), by 1800 it was 40 years, 1900 around the late 40s and today it hovers around the mid-to-late 70s.

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