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Singaporeans have world's longest life expectancy at 84.8 years
Average S'porean enjoys longest span of good health, but years spent in poor health also up
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The average Singaporean enjoys the longest span of living in good health - 74.2 years.
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Singapore topped the world in life expectancy in 2017 with an expected lifespan at birth of 84.8 years, surging ahead of traditional chart-topper Japan by more than half a year.
The average Singaporean also enjoys the longest span of living in good health - 74.2 years - but there has also been a rise in the number of unhealthy years people here live.
