Life expectancy climbs worldwide but people spend more years living with illness and disability

Wednesday, August 26, 2015 - 20:00 in Health & Medicine

Global life expectancy has risen by more than six years since 1990 as healthy life expectancy grows; ischemic heart disease, lower respiratory infections, and stroke cause the most health loss around the world.

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