EIN056_Japan Tops Life Expectancy: WHO 【Tambaboon IELTS Lab Sydney Australia】 英語 ニュース オーストラリア

I found noteworthy news on The Wall Street Journal.
JUN HONGO reported this story on May 16, 2014 5:27 pm JST

People across the globe are living longer than ever, and Japan is at the top of the list.
That’s according to the World Health Statistics 2014 report, released Thursday by the World Health Organization. Life expectancy for Japanese women in 2012 was 87 years, longest in the world. Japan also ranked eighth in life expectancy for men with 80 years, and overall life expectancy of Japanese increased from 79 years in 1990 to 84 years in 2012, also first in the world.
Global average life expectancy for 2012 was 73 years for women and 68 years for men, both six years longer than 1990. While a long life expectancy is a cause for celebration, Japan is also suffering from a birth dearth that has made society skew older. Government statistics released last month showed that more than 25% of the population is now over 65 years old.

Statement analysis
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1. People across the globe are living longer than ever, 
2. and Japan is at the top of the list.

1. That’s according to the World Health Statistics 2014 report, 
2. released Thursday by the World Health Organization.

1. Life expectancy for Japanese women in 2012 was 87 years, 
2. longest in the world. 
3. Japan also ranked eighth in life expectancy for men with 80 years, 
4. and overall life expectancy of Japanese increased 
5. from 79 years in 1990 to 84 years in 2012, 
6. also first in the world.

1. Global average life expectancy for 2012 
2. was 73 years for women and 68 years for men, 
3. both six years longer than 1990.

1. While a long life expectancy is a cause for celebration, 
2. Japan is also suffering from a birth dearth 
3. that has made society skew older. 

1. Government statistics released last month showed 
2. that more than 25% of the population is now over 65 years old.

Word vocabulary - English
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ever
at any time.

used in comparisons for emphasis.

expectancy
the state of thinking or hoping that something, especially something pleasant, will happen or be the case.

while

whereas (indicating a contrast).

in spite of the fact that; although.

suffer
experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant).

dearth
a scarcity or lack of something.

skew

suddenly change direction or position.

twist or turn or cause to do this.

make biased or distorted in a way that is regarded as inaccurate, unfair, or misleading.

Word vocabulary - Japanese
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ever
évə[r]
【副-1】今までに、これまで（に）、かつて、過去において
【＠】エバー、【分節】ev・er

expectancy
【名】期待、予想、見込み、予測値

while

[h]wáil

【接続-2】～なのに、～ではあるものの、～だが、～とはいえ、しかし一方

【＠】ホワイル

suffer
sʌ́fə[r]
【他動-1】（痛みなどに）苦しむ、（嫌なことを）経験する、（損害などを）被る
【＠】サファー、【変化】《動》suffers | suffering | suffered、【分節】suf・fer

dearth
də́ː[r]θ
【名】不足、飢饉、欠乏、払底
【＠】ダース

skew
skjúː
【自動-1】斜めに進む、それる、曲がる、ゆがむ、歪曲する
【他動-2】（事実・価値などを）ゆがめる、歪曲する
【他動-3】《統計》非対称にする
【変化】《動》skews | skewing | skewed

Reference
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JUN HONGO. (2014). Japan Tops Life Expectancy: WHO.  
Available: http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2014/05/16/japan-tops-life-expectancy-who/
Last accessed 21th May 2014.