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notmuchery t1_j6jgvc6 wrote

The 10 countries with the SHORTEST life expectancy

Chad - 52.5 years

Nigeria - 52.7 years

Lesotho - 53.1 years

Central African Republic - 53.9

South Sudan - 55 years

Somalia - 55.3 years

Eswatini - 57.1 years

Cote d-Ivoire - 58.6 years

Guinea - 58.9 years

Mali - 58.9 years

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The 10 countries with the LONGEST life expectancy

Monaco - 85.9 years

Hong Kong - 85.5 years

Macao - 85.4 years

Japan - 84.8 years

Australia - 84.5 years

Switzerland - 84 years

Malta - 83.8 years

South Korea - 83.7 years

Liechtenstein - 83.3 years

Norway - 83.2 years

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Supersnow845 t1_j6kvqcd wrote

Since when did australia jump up so high, second highest non city/micro state and only 0.4 years behind Japan who had been the beacon for long lifespan for decades now

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ultra003 t1_j6l1oq5 wrote

I'm genuinely asking because I have absolutely no idea about Australia's demographics. Has there been a high rate of immigration from Asians there?

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Supersnow845 t1_j6l1tya wrote

Australia has high Asian immigration but it’s not like that’s a new thing, Asian immigration has been high for decades

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ultra003 t1_j6l3529 wrote

Wouldn't it take decades for something like life expectancy to show up in the data?

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