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Current Conditions and Challenges of Japanese Senior Citizens - Aging of the Elderly Population-

<Life expectancies and survival rates>
  Japanese life expectancies became one of the highest in the world during 1970s. According to WHO (2002), Japan also has the highest health expectancy (75 years) in the world (72.3 years for male and 77.7 years for female). The average life expectancy in 2006 was 79.0 years for male and [...]