Matters of life and death Men in Afghanistan can expect to live to just 43.4 years old – the lowest in the world. For women it’s Zimbabwe, at 43.8 years. Afghanistan also has the highest death rates, with 19.7 deaths per 1000 population per year, and the highest infant mortality, with 157 deaths per 1000 live births. Japanese women expect to live almost twice as long as Zimbabweans – 86.2 years – while men in the tiny Pyrenean country of Andorra can look forward to 80.3 years of low taxes. A child born in the United Kingdom can expect to live 79.4 years on average: the 29th highest in the world, level with the Faroe Islands and South Korea. Japan’s citizens are the oldest, with an average age of 44.4. The average age in Niger is just 15.1. The average Briton is 39.7 years old, and worrying about turning 40.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:58:30 +0000
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