
In the 1960s, Cypriots lived less than seven decades: 66 years was the average.
By the 1970s, our average life expectancy had risen to 70; in the 1980s, we lived to the age of 75. By the 1990s, we were reaching an average of 77. And at the turn of the century, Cypriots had a life expectancy of 78 years.
Today, we usually make it to 82.5 – 84.7 for