More or Less: Behind the Stats - How long will you live?

Life expectancy at birth around the world has increased by six years in the past two decades. But can this striking trend continue? Ruth Alexander looks at the data. This edition was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.

Published on Saturday, 29th June 2013.

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