Share of Cost, Life expectancy worldwide has risen by 5 years, say WHO
Monday, Jan. 23rd 2017 6:00 AM
Since 2000, there have been dramatic gains in overall global life expectancy, say the World Health Organization in a new report. The overall increase of 5 years to just over 71 years is the fastest since the 1960s and reverses the decline seen in the 1990s. However, major inequalities in how long a child born today can expect to live still exist within and among nations, says the United Nations health agency.
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