An Argentinian lives nearly five years older than the world average – 04/05/2019

The life expectancy of an Argentinian is 76.9 years, almost five years older than the 72-year average global average, according to the latest report presented today by the World Health Organization (WHO) with health statistics from around the world.

However, Argentinian specialists put the data into perspective: "The global average is a complex datum," Oscar Mendiz, director of the Favaloro Foundation's cardiology station, told the press agency.

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The doctor claimed that the report compares disparate countries such as India, "highly populated and with a low level of health," with developed and less populated countries, such as Canada.

At the global level, the global health statistics (Global Health Statistics 2019) published by the international organization concluded that "Between 2000 and 2016, life expectancy at birth increased by 5.5 years, from 66.5 to 72 years".

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In this regard, Mendiz said that "life expectancy has increased because communicable diseases have been eradicated and quality of life improved"but also warned that, in the Argentine health system," there is still much to do ".

"We have a compartmentalized system in the national, provincial and municipal areas, which does not integrate the public with the private sector either," he said.

The WHO survey calculated another index: the life expectancy in good healththat is, the number of healthy life years (HALE), which "rose from 58.5 years in 2000 to 63.3 years in 2016" on average in the world.

In Argentina, the number of years lived in full health is 68.4 five years longer than the 63.3 corresponding to the world average.

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"To be a developing country, we have a good life expectancy," said Lia Daichman, president of the Longevity Center for Argentina, an international NGO with consultative status at the United Nations.

However, the specialist warned that "living more does not mean living well"and warned that one of the "high risk factors" for seniors that is causing concern around the world "is isolation".

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"Having no contact with other people, they do not have access to health services," he said, adding that the situation was worse in rural areas because of the lack of transportation and because the children of the elderly tend to migrate from work.

Differences by bad

For the first time, WHO conducted a gender breakdown and, using projection models, showed that a girl born this year would live on average 74.2 years, while that a child would live 69.8 years old.

In Argentina, meanwhile, it is estimated that a woman will live 80.3 yearsalmost six years older than the world average, and a man 73.5almost four years older than the average.

In this regard, Daichman predicted that "in time", the life expectancy of women and men would "equalize", because "today, women work in concert with men ".

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And about current statistics, he said: "(Women) we live longer but we do not live well, the nutritional status of older women is worse than that of menand most of them live with a minor retirement. "

However, according to WHO, life expectancy in good health is higher among women than men in Argentina (70.7 vs. 65.9).

Cardiologist Oscar Mendiz, for his part, said about the gap between men and women: "The rates of heart disease are higher in men, they are younger and the prevention of gynecologic deaths many women. "

(Source: Telam)