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By: Sheryl Ubelacker, Health Reporter, The Canadian Press

Date: Wednesday Apr. 28, 2010 5:24 PM PT

When it comes to differences between Canada and the U.S., there is one area at least where we can claim bragging rights: Canadians have the edge when it comes to life expectancy and health-related quality of life.

"Canadians live longer and healthier than Americans," said U.S. health economist David Feeny, lead author of a newly published analysis of a joint Canada-U.S. population health survey. "Mortality rates are lower in Canada and the health related quality of life -- the quality of those years -- is higher in Canada than in the United States."

In fact, the analysis of the 2002-2003 data shows that a 19-year-old in Canada, for instance, can expect to enjoy 2.7 years more of "perfect health" than an American the same age, said Feeny, an investigator at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research

http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100428/bc_canadians_americans_longevity_100428/20100428?hub=BritishColumbia