We are getting older

Gepubliceerd op 20 mei 2016 om 11:01

We are all getting older. In 15 years, the life expectancy of newborn babies increased by five years.

Naamloos-716.pngGlobally, girls who were born last year on average 73.8 years old and boys 96.1 years old.

According to World Health Organization (WHO) is the fastest increase since the 1960s. It differs very by country how high life expectancy. So are men from Sierra Leone 50.8 and women on average 49.3. In Japan, women are the oldest with a life expectancy of 86.8 years old, for men is that Switzerland with 81.3 years.

In Netherlands, life expectancy also fairly high. Earlier it was announced that girls who now are born an average of 83.3 years and boys 79.9 years.

Metro Editors Peter Wallace Photo: Metro

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