一份最新研究显示，韩国女性将成为全世界平均寿命最先达到90岁的人群。
South Korean women will be the first in the world to have an average life expectancy above 90, a study suggests.
伦敦帝国学院和世界卫生组织对35个工业化国家的寿命进行了分析。
Imperial College London and the World Health Organization analysed lifespans in 35 industrialised countries.
研究预测，到2030年，所有国家人群的寿命都会增加，大多数国家男性和女性之间的寿命差距将会开始缩小。
It predicted all would see people living longer in 2030 and the gap between men and women would start to close in most countries.
研究人员表示，这些发现为养老金和老年人护理带来了巨大的挑战。
The researchers said the findings posed big challenges for pensions and care for elderly people.
马基德·埃扎蒂教授在接受BBC采访时表示：“韩国做了很多正确的事情。韩国似乎是一个更加平等的国家，教育、营养等使人们收益的东西惠及了大多数人。”
"South Korea has gotten a lot of things right," Prof Majid Ezzati told the BBC News website. They seem to have been a more equal place and things that have benefited people - education, nutrition - have benefited most people."
“而且到目前为止，他们在应对高血压问题上也表现得更好，肥胖率也是全世界最低的。”
"And so far, they are better at dealing with hypertension and have some of the lowest obesity rates in the world."
该研究的数据还显示，日本的排名将会下降，而日本曾经是全世界平均寿命最长的国家。
The data also forecasts that Japan, once the picture of longevity, will tumble down the global rankings.
研究显示，目前日本女性的平均寿命是最长的，但是不久韩国和法国都将超过这一数字。
It currently has the highest life expectancy for women, but will be overtaken by both South Korea and France, the study suggests.
与此同时，日本男性的平均寿命将从第四下降到第十一。
Meanwhile, male life expectancy will go from the fourth highest to eleventh out of the countries studied.