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Japanese women had a life expectancy of 85.59 years in 2004, making them the world's longest-lived for the 20th consecutive year, the government said on Friday.
Japanese men trailed with a life expectancy of 78.64 years, which placed them second in terms of longevity after Icelandic men, who live an average of 78.8 years.
The government attributes Japanese longevity to a range of factors, including a healthy diet and improving medical care, a spokeswoman for the Health Ministry said.
The Japanese diet tends to be rich in vegetables and fish products and relatively low in animal fats.
But long life expectancies combined with a tumbling birth rate may be storing up problems for Japan, where one in five of the population is over 65 and the figure is expected to jump to one in four in the next decade.
最新的统计结果显示,先进的医疗水平和良好的饮食习惯使日本女性的平均寿命再次排名世界之首。
据《路透社》7月22日报道,日本政府当日提供的统计数据表明,日本女性在2004年的平均寿命高达85.59岁,使得日本女性平均寿命连续20年蝉联世界首位。排在第2名的是中国香港,第3名为瑞士。与此同时,日本男性公民的平均寿命为78.64岁,位列世界第二。冰岛以78.8岁的男性平均寿命排名第一。
日本卫生部指出,日本公民长寿的主要原因是由于人们良好的饮食习惯和逐渐提高的国内医疗水平。在日本人的菜谱中,肉类和动物脂肪等高热量的食物比较少,而蔬菜和鱼类占多数。
但在日本人平均寿命上升的同时,日本人口老龄化问题却日益严重。新生婴儿增长率的下滑也进一步加剧了这一态势。据统计,如今五分之一的日本人超过了65岁,如人口出生率一再下降,几年之后这个比例将上升为四分之一。
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