UN report shows Ethiopia's Life Exetacny increased from 45 to 62 years
Life expectancy rising, but UN report shows ‘major’ rich-poor longevity divide persists UN Report People everywhere are living longer, the United Nations health agency today reported, mostly because fewer children are dying, certain diseases are in check, and tobacco use is down, but conditions in low-income countries continue to plague life quality there. According to the UN World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Health Statistics 2014, a girl born in 2012 can expect to live around 73 years and a boy to the age of 68. That is six years longer than the average life span for a child in 1990. With one year to go until the 2015 target date for achieving the anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), substantial progress has been made on many health-related goals, the report authors wrote. “The global target of halving the proportion of people without access to improved sources of drinking water was met in 2010, with remarkable progress also havin