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WHO: Life Expectancy in Israel Among Highest in the World

Women live longest in Japan, while men are more likely to live well into old age in San Marino.

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The Associated Press

May 24, 2009

Israelis on average live long lives, among the highest in the Western world, yet there is still a gap to close with the Japanese, according to a World Health Organization study.

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