The average life expectancy for women rose by 0.20 year to 87.33 years and for men by 0.25 year to 81.35 years. The men's rank, however, slipped to seventh from sixth despite the increase, according to the data by Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.Japan was followed in the global ranking for women by South Korea at 86.6 and Spain at 86.53. Among men, Sweden ranked first at 82.52, followed by Switzerland at 82.4 and Italy at 81.74, the ministry's annual abridged life table showed.The data included projections showing that Japanese female infants in 2025 have a 39.70 percent risk of dying…READ FULL ARTICLE
