Sri Lanka, July 15 -- A recent study conducted in India has found that doctors in Asian countries such as Sri Lanka have a shorter life expectancy than other professionals, while people involved in mainstream politics in Sri Lanka often live well beyond the age of 65, Doctors' Trade Union Alliance for Medical and Civil Rights Chairman Specialist Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa claimed.

Speaking on the findings of a survey, Dr. Sanjeewa told the Daily Mirror that although studies conducted in Asian countries, including India, generally suggest that politicians have a lower life expectancy than other professionals, the trend appears to be different in Sri Lanka.

He said a social survey conducted over the past five years on the life expectancy of ind...