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And, shockingly, deaths come almost 30 years earlier than the international average in a fifth of counties across the U.S. The average age to which an American male can expect to live is just over 75 and a half years, but that is quite a bit younger than their Japanese counterparts who can hope to make it to 79.
The average British man is 38, will live another 41 years and is educated at least to A-levels. The figures - released to mark next week's UN World Statistics Day - show the average British woman is two years older and will live to 82. The ONS's Jil Matheson said stats form the backbone of democratic debate.