Life Expectancy in Canada is up for Both Sexes

CBC News reported that the average life expectancy for Canadians and other countries around the world is growing, the World Health Organization.

According to the report:

In Canada, average life expectancy for males born in 2012 is 80 and for females 84, the agency said in Thursday’s report, World Health Statistics 2014.

In comparison, males born in Canada in 1990 could expect to live to 74 and females to 81 on average.

For both sexes in Canada, life expectancy increased on average from 77 in 1990 to 82 in 2012.

Low-income countries have made the most progress, with an average increase in life expectancy by nine years from 1990 to 2012.

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