People around the world continue to live longer, and in some poor countries the gains have been dramatic, the World Health Organization says in an annual report released Thursday.
The average girl born in 2012 can expect to reach 73 and the average boy can expect to reach 68. That gives them an average of six years more than children born in 1990, WHO says.
The United States does better than average, with a female life expectancy of 81 and male life expectancy of 76 – but ranks 37th overall and does not make the top 10 for either gender. Top honors go to Japan for women (87 years) and Iceland for men (81.2 years).
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| hahaha..Iceland's Penis Museum |
The best-improved countries include several that have made double-digit gains since 1990. Those include Liberia, which saw a 20-year increase (from 42 to 62); Ethiopia (from 45 to 64), Maldives (58 to 77), Cambodia (54 to 72), Timor-Leste (also known as East Timor) (50 to 66) and Rwanda (48 to 65).
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The top 5 countries for female life expectancy
1. Japan: 87.0 years
2. Spain: 85.1 years
3. Switzerland: 85.1 years
4. Singapore: 85.1 years
5. Italy: 85.0 years
The top 5 countries for male life expectancy
1. Iceland: 81.2 years
2. Switzerland: 80.7 years
3. Australia: 80.5 years
4. Israel: 80.2 years
5. Singapore: 80.2 yearsRead the full story HERE.
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