Life expectancy

Meet the oldest person in the world 07 December 2012

According to Guinness Book of World Records , Dina Manfredini A 115-year-old woman in Iowa of United States has become the world's oldest living person. Guinness World Records posted on its website on December 5th  that Dina Manfredini of Johnston,...

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Simple Test To Measure Life Expectancy 05 December 2013

It is a common point of interest among elderly people to know how long they will live. A Brazilian physician Claudio Gil Araujo came up with a simple test by which he could measure the life expectancy of his patients....

Keywords: Sitting Rise Test (SRT), Life Expectancy, Sitting Rise Test (SRT), Brazilian physician Claudio Gil Araujo

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Life expectancy surges in India 14 December 2012

Clap your hands in joy and tap yourselves on the shoulders for being successful. A recent survey by the Global Burden of Disease study, in 2010, has revealed the facts that Indians now live up to 18 years longer than...

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Global Life Expectancy increases by 6 years 18 December 2014

According to Global Burden of Disease study, people are living six years longer than 25 years ago as the global life expectancy increased by 6 percent. Among men the increase is 5.8 percent while in Women it is 6.6 percent...

Keywords: Global Life Expectancy, Life Expectancy, Human Life Expectancy, Lancet Medical Journal

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