Countries With the Longest Life Expectancy

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Doing family research in Sweden, I was shocked at the ages on the grave markers.. even back before the 1950s and medical advances, they were living till 80s and 90s.

laurie of MN 8:34AM January 23, 2012

trust me they are definately right about japan. i was there two weeks ago and the family i stayed with had a very elderly grandmother and i mean she was very elderly and thats not the best of it. the day i was about to leave the great grandmother rode up on a bicycle. i'm not kidding i'm thinkin 100

Javi of CA 2:45AM August 23, 2009

Funny that the island of DOMINICA in the Caribbean was not mentioned when there are more cetenarians there than most other places

Rod of NY 8:14PM March 27, 2009

The movie is very funny and will make you live longer no matter where you live:
www.dictatormovie.com

justin of FL 4:13PM March 27, 2009

When these data were collected, were factors such as smoking, diet, obesity, and access to a quality health care system considered? Maybe its that Viking heritage that puts Iceland and Sweden up there on the men's list, but if I had to bet, my money would be on those other factors for far to many people in the USA as the reason we finish out of the money on this list.

Al Smith of NY 3:11PM March 27, 2009

In my family, the women tend to live at least into the mid-90's which is at least 10-15 years more than the men.
Averages are the mean between both extremes and do not necessarily mean anything to individuals. They do, however, necessarily determine how insurance companies base their premiums.

HillbillyBill of TN 7:22AM March 17, 2009