Global life expectancy increases by 5 years - Free Audiobook

Life expectancy worldwide has increased by about five years in the last 15 years according to a report issued Thursday by the World Health Organization in the fastest gain since the 1960s. Over the last 15 years, life expectancy has increased worldwide by 5 years according to a report from the World Health Organization.The biggest increase was in Africa because of health care improvements for children and availability of medicines for malaria and AIDS.The UN heath agency says worldwide life expectancy for a baby born in 2015 is 71 for women and 69 for men -- with women in Japan and men in Switzerland typically living the longest.Sierra Leone had the lowest life expectancy for both genders.The report did note that there are glaring gaps in the data from some countries because about half the deaths in the world aren't reported.The 5 year jump's the fastest gain in life expectancy since the 1960's.