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Switzerland’s men no longer living the longest

12-Nov-2017

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According to the OECD last years report Switzerland tied with Iceland has the longest male life expectancy.

In this year’s report, published last Friday, Switzerland slipped into second place alongside Japan.

Male life expectancy in Switzerland moved from 81.1 years to 80.8, a drop of 0.3 years.

At the same time life expectancy for men in Iceland rose from 81.1 to 81.2.

Iceland beats Switzerland in a number of areas. The report looks at four: smoking, alcohol, obesity and air pollution.

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