Life Expectancy
News and resources on current life expectancy - lets see how it changes over time
Congratulations - you've survived another year... unfortunately your risk of dying goes up another 9% next year, and every year after that - that's why at the moment you can't beat the exponential risk of death.Resources
Fascinating data visualisation of life expectancy for 200 countries over 200 years
Life Expectancy Blog Posts
Under 44? Get ready to live forever!
09-Sep-2015
NICE will have to approve all one-off interventions as life expectancy increases
03-Nov-2014
Classic exponential growth in age distribution of older UK citizens
21-Oct-2014
National Geographic get it wrong - this baby will live forever
03-May-2013
Recent News
World's oldest man dies aged 116 - RIP Fredie Blom
BBC - 22-Aug-2020
A great example of compressed morbidity - Fredie was still active 2 weeks before his death
Read more...What are the odds of living up to 100 years?
Fight Aging! - 25-Jun-2020
Study of environmental factors leading to becoming centenarian opposes previous literature
Read more...Longevity in Blue Zones - key ingredients for a longer life
BBC - 13-May-2020
May be it's not just one factor but a combination of all the right factors
Read more...
