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Article: LIFE EXPECTANCY RISING, THOUGH NOT AS FAST AS MANY PREDICTED.(Brief Article)
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- BIOWORLD Today
- Article date:
- February 22, 2001
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It's "common knowledge" that life expectancy in developed countries will continue to rise in an impressive and welcome manner. After all, the life expectancy at birth for a female born in the United States increased nearly 50 years during the last century. So, many people reason, with access to good medical care and a healthy lifestyle, future generations might expect to live to 100.
But it's not likely, according to S. Jay Olshansky and his colleagues. In a paper in the February 23, 2001, issue of Science, "Prospects for Human Longevity," the authors estimate that life expectancy in the U.S. won't reach 100 years until the 26th century.
Their ...