Japan and San Marino top life-expectancy list: Report
China Daily | Updated: 2009-05-22 08:14
GENEVA: A girl born in Japan today will likely live to celebrate her 86th birthday, the longest life expectancy anywhere in the world. Men fare best in the tiny European nation of San Marino, where the average boy will live to 81, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday.
The West African country of Sierra Leone has the shortest life expectancy for men - just 39 - while Afghanistan fares badly for both sexes, with men and women living on average to 41 and 42 years respectively.
The figures in WHO's annual World Health Statistics report are from 2007, the latest year available.
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