Sentences with phrase «doubling average life expectancy»
Applying combustion engines to farm equipment enabled a massive labor shift from farms to cities, contributing to doubling average life expectancy.
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With U.K. life expectancy a long 80.75 years and the average retirement age of 65, a significant amount of people are working longer, however, with data from the Office on National Statistics (ONS) released last week showed the number of older people aged 65 - 74 who were economically active had almost doubled in the last ten years to 16 percent.
But by 2013, the country saw an increase in healthy life expectancy of 13.5 years, more than double the global average, to 54.3 years.
A generation going through school today can anticipate an average life expectancy of around one hundred years, double that of their great grandparents.
Looking back at 40 years of human progress in 135 countries — 92 % of the world's population --- the report shows that average life expectancy rose from 59 to 70 years, primary school enrolment grew from 55 to 70 percent, and per capita income doubled to more than $ 10,000.