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« on: January 21, 2006, 07:25:20 PM » |
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Japan and Norway are the only two countries that haven't agreed to the international ban on whaling.
It should be noted that, perhaps coincidentally, Japan and Norway have the highest life expectancy rates in the world. The average Japanese and Norwegian lives 82 and 81 years, respectively. Compare to mean longevities of 78 in the UK and Germany, 77 in the US and Ireland, 75 in Italy, 71 in Mexico, 66 in China, and 52 in Nigeria, all of whom are signatories of the international whaling moratorium.
However, Japan does have the third highest female suicide rate in the world after China and Sri Lanka. Norway has the second highest female suicide rate among OECD countries after Japan.
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