Life expectancy of Japanese men and women hit a new record in 2009

"..the average life-span for women stood at 86.44 years in 2009, up 0.39 year on the year, while men could expect to live to 79.59 years of age, 0.3 year longer."



Source:Life Expectancy Hits Record For 4th Year In Row
Monday, July 26, 2010
http://e.nikkei.com/e/fr/tnks/Nni20100726D26SS843.htm



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