Expected Duration Of Working Life

Expected Duration Of Working Life On average, the expected duration of working life in the European Union was 36 years - 3 years longer than in 2000. In individual member states, it ranges from 31.6 years old in Italy to 41.7 years old in Sweden. The data also includes several countries outside the EU and their figures are diverse. In Turkey for example, a 17-year-old can expect a working life of 29 years. In Iceland, however, a 17-year-old can expect to work for 18 years longer - 47 years in total. Elsewhere, the duration of work is estimated at 42.5 years in Switzerland and 39.2 years in Norway. Read more.

Europe's Most Accident-Prone Countries

Lithuania has the EU's highest number of fatalities per 100,000 people with 64.7 deaths in 2015. Croatia came second with 56.8 while Latvia rounded off the top-three with 55.2.

Niall McCarthy

Data Journalist

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Netherlands Top For Electric Vehicle Charger Density

In 2016, it was reported that Japan had more charging points for electric cars than gas stations but it is further down the ranking with 2.3 chargers per 100 kilometers. Even though the United States has seen sales of plug-in electric vehicles soar, it only has 0.9 charging points per 100 kilometers.

Niall McCarthy

Data Journalist

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NYTimes: The World’s Oldest Barber Is 107 and Still Cutting Hair Full Time

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/07/nyregion/worlds-oldest-barber-anthony-mancinelli.html?mod=djemwhatsnews

Where Workers Are Most Likely To Use Their Vacation Days

Use Them or Lose Them?  A recent Ipsos survey gauged the countries where workers are most likely to use up all of their vacation days in 2018. Depending on the country and the company, many employees do not have the flexibility or comfort of being able to take their vacation days into 2019, meaning any time left over this year will become void. Saudi Arabia is the country where people are most likely to use up all of their days off, according to Ipsos, with 81 percent of those polled agreeing that they will use all their time by the end of the year. In Germany, that figure is high at 79 percent before falling to 74 percent in both the United Kingdom and Russia. In the U.S. the picture is different with only 58 percent of those polled saying they will manage to use all of their vacation time before 2018 comes to a close. Read more.

NYTimes: Privatizing the war in Afganistan...

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/04/world/asia/afghanistan-erik-prince-blackwater.html?emc=edit_mbe_20181005&nl=morning-briefing-europe&nlid=6926585920181005&te=1

ITIF Technology Explainer: What Is Gene Editing?

https://itif.org/publications/2018/09/28/itif-technology-explainer-what-gene-editing?mc_cid=90f768b47f&mc_eid=96c86bbed9