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    Live-longer Secrets from around the world

    These are the countries in which women have the longest lifespan, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Health Data 2005: Japan 85.3 Spain 83.7 France 82.9 Australia 82.9 Iceland 82.5 Canada 82.1 Finland 81.8 New Zealand 81.1 UK 80.7 USA 79.9 Finland Finland had the highest rate of deaths from heart disease in the world in the 1970s. It has now reversed that trend by combining a healthier diet and outdoor exercise. Half of women walk or cycle to work and the populace defy sub-zero temperatures to hike and ski. France Although the French diet is higher...

    Life expectancy by country

    LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH – BY COUNTRY Source World Health Organisation 2002 For more detailed information and statistics go to www.un.org/esa/population/publications/worldageing19502050/index.htm As you will see there are huge differences between life expectancy in the developed countries of the world and those living in the poorer countries such as Africa. In March of this year it has been reported that life expectancy in Zimbabwe has almost halved under dictator Robert Mugabe's rule. The average Zimbabwean is lucky to reach his or her 33rd birthday. Just 20 years ago life expectancy in this country was 63 - the highest in sub-Saharan...

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    An ageing population

    Facts about ageing Ageing is a highly complex biological process resulting in the progressive loss of the ability of organs and cells to maintain biochemical function, eventually leading to age associated diseases and death. As a result of improved nutrition and medical care we are all living longer than ever before. The socioeconomic impact on society of the growing ageing population is an area of growing research and debate. Here are some ageing facts: • one person in five is 60 or older • The majority of older people are women – 55% • Most live in urban areas...

    World's oldest people

    The world's oldest people The oldest person ever was Jeanne Calment, from Arles in France, who died at the age of 122 in 1997. She was then the oldest living person to be authenticated by reliable records and was entered into the Guinness Book of Records. She met Van Gogh as a girl when he visited her father's shop in 1888. At the age 85 she took up fencing lessons and at the age of 100 she was still riding a bicyle. She credited her longevity to Port wine, a diet rich in olive oil and her sense of humour....

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