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Sunshine, a Mediterranean diet, and a sociable lifestyle must be the secret to living a long life, because Spain’s life expectancy ranked as one of the highest on the planet according to the most recent studies. The Mediterranean country managed to increase its average life expectancy by approximately two years in the last decade, standing at 84.01 years old as of 2024. 

Regions full of life: developed Asia and the Latin Arch

There appears to be a pattern as to where in the world people’s lives tend to be longer. As can be seen in the most recent data, Liechtenstein topped the list of the countries with the longest life expectancy at 85 years old. Other developed European countries can be found on this list as well. Switzerland's as well as Italy's life expectancy reached approximately 84 years old. Similarly, Japan and Matla both featured a very high life expectancy. The latest studies indicate that especially people born in Mediterranean countries had an expected life length of roughly 83 years at birth. 

Aging: a common problem across the continent

Data related to age in Spain essentially behave in a similar fashion as the rest of its European counterparts, whose population is also slowly but surely getting older. This will not come as a surprise since Spain has one of the highest life expectancies at birth in the world and one of the lowest European fertility rate, which stood at 1.22 children per woman according to the latest reports.