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Study: Presidents age faster and die earlier

President Robert Mugabe

Dying to be President of the Republic of Kenya? Think again. A new study suggests that presidents tend to age faster and even die earlier compared to their political rivals.

The study published in the peer-reviewed BMJ journal arrived at the conclusion after comparing the rates of aging and death between 540 candidates, including 279 winners of presidential elections and 261 runners-up.

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