Americans’ average lifespan now sits at 78 years. Will we continue to live longer?

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Oct 22, 2024 12:49 pm

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The oldest human on record, Jeanne Calment of France, lived to the age of 122. What are the odds that the rest of us get there, too? Not high, barring a transformative medical breakthrough, according to research published [in] Nature Aging.

“We’re basically suggesting that as long as we live now is about as long as we’re going to live,” said S. Jay Olshansky, a professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of Illinois Chicago, who led the study.

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2024/10/21/americans-average-lifespan-now-sits-at-78-years-will-we-continue-to-live-longer/