Life expectancy worldwide increased by 5yrs: UN

According to a report issued by World Health Organisation, life expectancy worldwide has increased by about five years in the last 15 years. The growth is attributed to better health care and availability of medicines. The UN body said, globally, life expectancy for a baby born in 2015 was 71 for women and 69 for men. Women in japan and men in Switzerland live the longest, Sierra Leone the least.