DPRK life expectancy second lowest in Asia

From Yonhap:
10/23/2006

N. Koreans’ life expectancy to be second-lowest in Asia from 2005-2010: report

North Koreans are expected to live 64 years on average between 2005 and 2010, the fewest in Asia after Iraqis, according to government statistics released Monday.

North Korean men are expected to live up to 61.7 years on average, while women were forecast to live for 67.5 years, the National Statistical Office (NSO) and the Bank of Korea said, citing reports from the United Nations.

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