Cambodia's New Year babies expected to live longer: Unicef


Unicef estimates that Cambodians born on Jan1 this year will have an average life expectancy of 81 years. - PPP

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Unicef has estimated that nearly 1,000 babies were born on Jan 1 this year in Cambodia, and their predicted life expectancy of 81 years is significantly higher than the generations before them.

Marking its 75th anniversary, Unicef has dedicated this year to “reimagining a better world for children”, noting in a press release on New Year’s day that an anticipated 371,504 babies would be born worldwide on that day to inaugurate the new year.

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