Longevity rates

Longevity rates

• Study: UK among unhealthiest of W. Europe nations

  Despite six decades of free medical care and widespread health campaigns, Britons are among the unhealthiest people in Western Europe, a new study ... 

• Violence plays role in shorter US life expectancy

  The United States suffers far more violent deaths than any other wealthy nation, due in part to the widespread possession of firearms and the practice ... 

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  Study: People worldwide living longer, but sicker

  Nearly everywhere around the world, people are living longer and fewer children are dying. But increasingly, people are grappling with the diseases ...