Survey: HK Men Live Longest

2006-07-26 10:55:13 CRIENGLISH.com

A recent survey reveals that despite Hong Kong's lifestyle and often choking pollution, its men live longer than those anywhere else on the planet and women's life expectancy is second only to those in Japan.

The survey conducted by the Japanese government finds that average lifespan of a Hong Kong man is 79, ahead of Iceland and Switzerland with 78.9 and 78.6.

For women, it is 84.7, just behind Japan, with 85.5, and ahead of Spain at 83.8.

Japanese women have been the longest-lived for 21 consecutive years, but the life expectancy of the country's men dropped to fourth with 78.5 - the first time in 32 years they were out of the top three places.

The figures are based on the Japanese Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry's "abridged life tables" which show how long a population at specified ages is expected to live, provided death-related conditions remain unchanged.

Liang Tao, CRI News, Hong Kong

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