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The Longevity Forum's Longevity Week research finds Britons have become more pessimistic about their prospects of living to be 100 years old.
Just 14% expect to reach this landmark, a decrease from 21% of people who felt the same during summer of 2019.
The British attitudes toward ageing as well as expectations for living longer and curing diseases were considered.
Younger people rate their chances of reaching this milestone more highly.
There has also been a decrease in the proportion who feel that all medical conditions and diseases will eventually become curable
Mike Clemence said, " The experience of the pandemic over the last few years appears to have made Britons less optimistic...they have more optimism still for those born in 2022."
He added, "... greater level of desire to live for a century, particularly among the young.
Many expect that new technology will have improved living standards for the super-aged by they die.
