<p>&#8220;For most of the 20th century, Iceland, Norway, Australia, and Sweden competed for the top position before being overtaken by Japan in 1984. Hong Kong and Japan have held the records since then. These countries didn’t merely catch up; they’ve continued to push the limits higher. Japan added six more years to female life expectancy [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://humanprogress.org/life-expectancy-has-continued-to-rise-in-the-longest-lived-countries/">Life Expectancy Has Continued to Rise in Longest-Lived Countries</a> appeared first on <a href="https://humanprogress.org">Human Progress</a>.</p>