Egyptian women’s life expectancy at birth climbs to 73.3 years in 2016

Life expectancy at birth for Egyptian women climbed to 73.3 years in 2016 from 70.5 year in 2009, Ahram Online reports, citing a CAPMAS report. “The increase in the average age of women comes despite an increase in the female death rate, which increased from 5.6 in every 1,000 females annually in 2008 to 6.0 in every 1,000 in 2015.” The main cause of death for Egyptian women continues to be cardiovascular diseases.