Global life spans continue to lengthen, WHO says

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Global life spans continue to lengthen, WHO says

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/global-life-spans-continue-lengthen-says-202446387.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZH2h_0kGyae5W4wXRMkvlA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-15T203014Z_1_CBRE94E1KYH00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Retirees participate in a yoga class in Sun City" align="left" title="Retirees participate in a yoga class in Sun City" border="0" /></a>By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - People are living longer than ever and &quot;dramatic&quot; gains in life expectancy show no sign of slowing down, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. &quot;The global life expectancy has increased from 64 years in 1990 to 70 years in 2011. That's dramatic,&quot; Colin Mathers, coordinator for mortality and burden of disease at the WHO, said as the organization launched its annual world health statistics report. &quot;That's an average increase in life expectancy of 8 hours a day over the last 20 years. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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