Kiwi newborns to live longer than most other babies on the planetSUPPLIED Three-month-old Kiwi baby Patrick Overwater is "such a good baby", mother Jenny Robinson says. While babies in the West African country of Sierra Leone are only expected to live until 2070, most Kiwi babies born now are expected to live until at least the year 2100. HOW KIWI BABIES FAIR COMPARED TO ELSEWHEREKiwi babies only account for 0.044 per cent of the global estimate of 385,793 babies born on New Year's Day. On average, most Kiwi babies born now will see the 260th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi and live through 21 Rugby World Cups. Australian babies are expected to live one year longer than Kiwi babies, on average, but Maidaborn said "that would be a very subtle difference".

Source: Stuff December 31, 2017 10:52 UTC