Thirty years: difference in life expectancy between the world's rich and poor peoples
Thirty years: difference in life expectancy between the world's rich and poor peoples
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Life expectancy in the richest countries of the world now exceeds the poorest by more than 30 years, figures show. The gap is widening across the world, with Western countries and the growing economies of Latin America and the Far East advancing more rapidly than Africa and the countries of the former Soviet Union. |
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News entry number 1229 added on Sep 8, 2007 in the Health category.
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