[extropy-chat] U.S.A./China Life Expectancy

[Alfio Puglisi]

79.87 years seems too much. The CIA world factbook 2004 says 71.96
years for China. Other figures:

(from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longevity )

Japan:     80.9 years
Australia: 80 years
Hong Kong: 79.8 years
Italy:     79.25 years
France:    79.05 years
UK:        77.99 years
Germany:   77.78 years
USA:       77.4 years

(data from CIA World Factbook 2002)

Alfio

On Fri, 4 Feb 2005, Olga Bourlin wrote:

>Apparently the life expectancy in China has reached (in 2004 C.E.) 79.87
>years (and don't they smoke a lot in China, as well?).:
>http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-02/04/content_414870.htm
>
>In the U.S. life expectancy (in 2000 C.E.) is listed as being 76.9 years:
>http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/nvsr/51/51_03.htm
>
>Of course, GoogleGod is not all-knowing and omniscient (and not as academic
>or objective as EduGod, either).
>
>So is this true?  Do people in China live longer than people in the U.S.A.?
>If anyone has some longevity statistics to throw into the fray here, please
>do.
>
>Olga
>
>
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