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French seniors enjoy longer lives, leading the way in quality of life expectancy

French women can expect to live another 12 years without disability with men hoping to have some 10.5 years, according to a report from France's health ministry. © GettyImages/Catherine Delahaye

French seniors are enjoying longer periods of disability-free life expectancy without health limitations, marking France as a leading nation in quality of life expectancy.

According to a study from the Ministry of Health published on Tuesday, at the age of 65, French women can expect to live another 12 years without disability – as in, without being limited in the activities of daily life – with men hoping to have some 10.5 years disability-free.

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