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Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Arab Nations Healthier than Egypt

According to a survey, Kuwaiti citizens can expect to stay healthy until the age of 65; people from the Emirates and Bahrain until the age of 63; Tunisia and Qatar 61; Oman and Saudi Arabia 60; Jordan and Libya 59; Syria and Algeria 58; Egypt 57; Morocco 55; Iraq 52; and Yemen 49.

Japan has the healthiest people on the planet, followed by Switzerland and Australia where people are expected to live and stay healthy until over 74 years of age. In countries such as Sierra Leone, Rwanda, and Zambia, the corresponding ages is around 30.