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The longevity of Hunza people has been noted by some, [26] but others refute this as a longevity myth promoted by the lack of birth records. [27] There is no evidence that Hunza life expectancy is significantly above the average of poor, isolated regions of Pakistan.
The lack of urban harms, the healthy way of life, moderate use of fruits and vegetables and other factors contribute to the health and long life of this people. [14] Independent writers have refuted these longevity myths, [15] citing a life expectancy of 53 years for men and 52 for women, although with a high standard deviation. [16]
A 1973 National Geographic article on longevity reported, as a very aged people, the Burusho–Hunza people in the Hunza Valley of the mountains of Pakistan. [ 88 ] Swedish death registers contain detailed information on thousands of centenarians going back to 1749; the maximum age at death reported between 1751 and 1800 was 147.
In the 1930s, Swiss-German physician Ralph Bircher conducted research on the Hunza diet. [2] In his book about the Hunza, Jay Hoffman argued that, by the ratio to cats, dogs and horses, humans should live up to 120 to 150 years, and argues the Hunza diet to be the key to this longevity. [3]
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Interactive chart of male and female life expectancy in America as defined by WHO for 2019. [5] Open the original chart and hover over chart elements. The squares of bubbles are proportional to population according to estimation of the UN for 2019.
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