Japanese women and men retained second and third places, respectively, on the world's average life expectancy ranking in 2018 as both groups topped a previous record for the seventh consecutive year, government data showed Tuesday.The average life expectancy of women in Japan stood at 87.32, up 0.05 from 2017, while that for men was 81.25, up 0.16, according to the health ministry data.Hong Kong topped the ranking for both men and women at 82.17 and 87.56, respectively. Switzerland came second for men at 81.4, while Spain ranked third for women at 85.73."Life expectancy has grown longer as …READ FULL ARTICLE
