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Figure 3.2 - Remaining life expectancy at age 65 by sex, select OECD countries, 1980 to 2008

Summary: Between 1980 and 2008 the life expectancy has increased from 14.5 to 18.2 for men and 18.9 to 21.4 for senior women in Canada; from 14.6 to  to 18.6 for senior men and 17.7 to 23.6 for senior women in Japan; from 14.3 to 17.8 for senior men and 17.9 and 20.0 for senior women in Sweden; and from 14.1 and 17.4 for senior men and 18.3 and 20.3 for senior women I the United States.

Source: OECD Health Data 2009.

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