Life expectancy is increasing, but we are not living healthy

Life expectancy increased by five years between 2000 and 2015

Medigo, a health-specialized platform that connects patients and physicians all over the world, has completed a comparative global study on life expectancy.

On average, human beings live longer today than ever before. Nearly every country on the planet has seen an increase in life expectancy since the beginning of the 21st century, with the global average reaching 71.4 years in 2015. But there are huge variations in life expectancy between and within nations, as well. In Europe and North America, the average is 73 years, in Oceania it is 71, in Latin America is 70 years, in Asia is 61