Saturday, 27 July 2013

Japanese Women Regain Their Place at the Top of Life Expectancy Table

Women in Japan regained their place as having the longest life expectancy rate last year after having lost it to Hong Kong following a dip caused by the 2011 tsunami. Health ministry data showed girls born in Japan in 2012 could expect on average to live to 86.41, up from 85.90 in 2011 when the average was dragged lower when thousands of lives were cut short by the natural disaster. "Death rates rose in 2011 due to the disaster but the life expectancy ...

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