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Cuban Life Expectancy High
Cuba is among the world´s first
24 countries with higher life
expectancy, 77 years, chief of
National Program for the Elder
Adult, Doctor Enrique Vega said.
Vega added that these
outstanding indicators place the
Island at the level of developed
nations, thanks to the country´s
political will that gives
priority to human development.
He said that the main challenge
to be faced by Cuban society in
this current century is to
achieve satisfactory longevity,
and steps are being taken to
extend life expectancy to 80
years, a level only reached by
Sweden and Japan.
Doctor Vega is taking part in an
international workshop on Life
Expectancy at Birth in Cuba,
attended by experts from the US,
Mexico, Canada, France, Northern
Ireland, as well as
representatives of the Pan
American Health Organization and
the World Health Organization.
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