Life expectancy.

[Wildcat!]

I was just checking the one for people in Britain, and its close to 80.
Pretty good, that means most people will life till they are old and Grey. :)

Then I checked for where I, from Senegal, and its like 55!
Shocked me, I really never knew that, because most people I know live till they are old. I figured, its probably because there is a huge mortality rate for infants, and kids who are less than 5 years old. :sad:

Just wanted to bum yall out during these festive days! :)

http://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=wb-wdi&met=sp_dyn_le00_in&idim=country:GBR&q=average+life+expectancy#met=sp_dyn_le00_in&idim=country:GBR:SEN

[Lewis.]

Wow. I thought it was only like 71. That's a good age really.

[Patrick]

Wow. I thought it was only like 71. That's a good age really.

Yeah thats what I heard too.

[Wildcat!]

Its good to know these things, as much a people complain about living conditions, Its a good count your blessings lesson.

Its really apparent, when you compare L.E., for different regions of the world.

http://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=wb-wdi&met=sp_dyn_le00_in&idim=country:GBR&q=average+life+expectancy#met=sp_dyn_le00_in&idim=country:GBR:FRA:DEU:IRL:CHE:USA:ITA:LBR:SEN:M LI:TCD:ETH:MOZ

And unreal to see, a whole coutry having an average lifespan of 42, in these days. :shocked:

[InOne]

Isn't Akon from Senegal?

[Wildcat!]

Isn't Akon from Senegal?


Yeah, he is. He is a son of immigrants, so he's spent most of his life in the US. I am like him in many ways, I only lived back home until I was 7.
But its ridiculous to see the gap, of miore than 25 years, if you happen to live in a certain country.

[Tom]

I was shocked when I heard Glasgow's life expectancy is somewhere between 40 and 60

[ILoveTRW]

Swaziland in Africa has a life expectancy of 39.6

[Wildcat!]

Swaziland in Africa has a life expectancy of 39.6

:shocked::shocked: Is that the world's lowest? Thats crazy!!! :shocked:

39?

Not surprising though, because people only care, when their interests are at stake. (Ie: Irak, Iran, Afghanistan..etc.)

[ILoveTRW]

:shocked::shocked: Is that the world's lowest? Thats crazy!!! :shocked:

39?

Not surprising though, because people only care, when their interests are at stake. (Ie: Irak, Iran, Afghanistan..etc.)

yes it is the lowest, i think its mostly down to the fact that over 50% of the population have aids

[Wildcat!]

yes it is the lowest, i think its mostly down to the fact that over 50% of the population have aids

Thats unbelievable!

[Wildcat!]

:shocked:
not so much.

[Z]

Oh great, Tom, I'm glad I'm home for Christmas pmsl

[Tom]

Oh great, Tom, I'm glad I'm home for Christmas pmsl

I remember a programme a while ago, they went round a graveyard in Glasgow and found the average age of death was about 55