A mother calls your office about her 8-month-old, who is having difficulty swallowing, is vomiting, seems weak, and has not had a wet diaper for 2 days. This mom is known to serve the ababy canned vegetables because she believes
that fresh vegetables are too expensive in her neighborhood. What advice would
be appropriate for the medical assistant to give to this mother?

Life expectancy in the united states is (76.4 for men and 81.1 for women). life expectancy is not the same as healthy life expectancy. healthy life expectancy is the number of years a person is expected to live in this number is obtained by subtracting years spent in poor health from overall life expectancy. the world health organization (who) calculates healthy life expectancy in 194 countries. the united states ranks twenty-ninth in the world using this measurement, with an average of of healthy life expectancy. singapore ranks number one (76 years), and japan is number two (75 years).