Friday, 30 November 2012

EMIGRATION can prolong LIFE

FROM UK DAILY MAIL

Where in the world will you live the longest? Colour-coded map highlights stark differences in life expectancy across globe

How long will you live? The world map of life expectancy
This revealing colour-coded map reveals the patchwork of different life expectancies in 188 of the world's countries. No surprises, people are likely to live the longest in developed countries with state-funded healthcare systems like Japan, Canada and the UK, which each have average life expectancies of over 80. However despite the prohibitive cost U.S. healthcare, it's interesting to note that life expectancy in the world's superpower still regularly reaches higher than 77.5 - as good as some European social democracies.

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