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Lankans life expectancy up by 10 years
Tuesday, 5 August 2008 - 12:50 PM SL Time
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The life expectancy of Sri Lankans has gone up by 10 years, according to a latest report published by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
According to the report, the life expectancy of a male has gone up to 69 years and a woman to 79 years. In 2004, it was 60 and 69, a Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry spokesman said.
He said according to the report by 2007 end, the percentage of people who smoked had gone down by 7.1 per cent in Sri Lanka while the percentage of males who smoked in 2005 was 30.2 per cent. It was 2.6 per cent for females. The percentage of both males and females who smoked in 2005 was 16.5.
But after the Government implemented the Alcohol and Tobacco Control Act in 2007 the percentages had gone down rapidly. The percentage of males and females who smoke had gone down to 9.1 per cent. This was a 7.1 per cent decrease.
In 2007, the percentage of males who smoked was only 12.4 and 1.8 for females. The high quality health service available to the public free of charge is one of the main reasons for the advancement of Sri Lankan people s life expectancy, he added.
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Ruchira
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5 Aug 2008 06:13:04 GMT Report for Abuse
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The life expectancy of Sri Lankans has gone up by 10 years,
Good News for CELINCO to promote their products more efficiently!!! |
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The life expectancy of Sri Lankans has gone up by 10 years, according to a latest report published by the World Health Organisation (WHO)
Do they know that since 2005, most of slankans are living on one meal per day.
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5 Aug 2008 06:14:56 GMT Report for Abuse
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What's the life expectancy of a Peelamist?
You are asking about the Peelamist in SL or overseas???
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5 Aug 2008 06:16:34 GMT Report for Abuse
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Do they know that since 2005, most of slankans are living on one meal per day.
That is the secret of increasing in life expectancy!!
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5 Aug 2008 06:25:22 GMT Report for Abuse
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If this is true, the credit should go to previous UNP governments which undertook various development projects/programmes/schemes and created over 3m jobs and provided good food at afforable prices for all.
Villages were given water, electricty and road. With all this life expectancy went up.
Since November 2005, story is different. Most slankans now live on one meal per day under this junta government. In another two years, life expectancy will go down to 40-50 years. |
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5 Aug 2008 06:40:04 GMT Report for Abuse
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If this is true, the credit should go to previous UNP governments which undertook various development projects/programmes/schemes and created over 3m jobs and provided good food at afforable prices for all.
just name one , which was done during 01-03 under homo ? |
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Aiyo 200,000 dead in the war. Was this taken into account in the life expectancy?
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