Global life spans continue to lengthen, WHO says

By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – People are living longer than ever and "dramatic" gains in life expectancy show no sign of slowing down, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. "The global life expectancy has increased from 64 years in 1990 to 70 years in 2011. That's dramatic," Colin Mathers, coordinator for mortality and burden of disease at the WHO, said as the organization launched its annual world health statistics report. "That's an average increase in life expectancy of 8 hours a day over the last 20 years. …