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S Korean women may live past 90 by 2030, say researchers

Published Wed, Feb 22, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Paris

BY 2030, life expectancy for South Korean women could top nine decades, an average lifespan long thought to be out of reach, researchers said Wednesday.

South Korea is not only the first country in the world where women may live past 90 on average, it is also the one on track to log the biggest jump in longevity, they reported in The Lancet medical journal.

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